New York S 4656: Relates to state police retirement service credit for Michael V. Layman

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S04656 Summary:

BILL NOS04656A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05441-A

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Authorizes Michael V. Layman to receive state police retirement credit for services performed as a SUNY police officer.

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BILL NOS04656A

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02/10/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/18/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/18/2026PRINT NUMBER 4656A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4656--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to authorize the granting of retirement service credit in the New
 York state and local police and fire retirement system to Michael V.
 Layman for service as a university police officer

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, Michael
 2 V. Layman a retiree of the New York state and local police and fire
 3 retirement system who was employed as a Zone Sergeant until his retire-
 4 ment on November 29, 2020, and who was a member of the New York state
 5 and local employees' retirement system while employed as a university
 6 police officer by the State University of New York at Cortland the State
 7 University of New York at Delhi, and the State University of New York at
 8 Oneonta from May 26, 1988 until March 30, 1992, which service is not
 9 deemed to be police service for purposes of the New York state and local
 10 police and fire retirement system pursuant to section 381-b of the
 11 retirement and social security law, shall be granted retirement service
 12 credit pursuant to section 381-b of the retirement and social security
 13 law for such employment as a university police officer at the State
 14 University of New York at Cortland, the State University of New York at
 15 Delhi, and the State University of New York at Oneonta as if such
 16 service was rendered with the division of state police prior to his
 17 retirement and have his retirement benefit recalculated as of November
 18 29, 2020, if, on or before December 31, 2026, he shall file a written
 19 request to that effect with the state comptroller.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03528-05-6

 S. 4656--A 2

 1 § 2. All service costs attributable to the operation of this act shall
 2 be borne by the state of New York.
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would grant Michael V. Layman, a retiree of the New York
 State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System and former New York
 State Police officer, additional service credit for time worked as a
 university police officer.
 If this bill is enacted during the 2026 Legislative Session, there
 will be an immediate past service cost of $133,000 borne by the state of
 New York as a one-time payment. This cost assumes that payment will be
 made on March 1, 2027.
 Summary of relevant resources:
 Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used to measure the impact of
 the bill, the same data used in the Actuarial Valuations dated April 1,
 2025. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025 Report
 of the Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The
 actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2025 Annual
 Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes, Rules
 and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and Control. The fair
 value of assets and GASB disclosures can be found in the 2025 Financial
 Statements and Supplementary In