New York A 11026: Establishes a retirement benefit review panel

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A11026 Summary:

BILL NOA11026 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01988

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SPONSORBurdick

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §803-b, R & SS L

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Establishes a retirement benefit review panel.

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BILL NOA11026 

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04/23/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11026

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 23, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 establishing a retirement benefit review panel

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

 1 Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 2 a new section 803-b to read as follows:
 3 § 803-b. Retirement benefit review panel. a. The comptroller shall
 4 establish a retirement benefit review panel consisting of at least
 5 fifteen members, any three of whom may sit as a team to review a partic-
 6 ular case. Members of the panel shall have expertise in the various
 7 retirement systems of the state, including, but not limited to, member-
 8 ship, service credit, retirement options and the transfer of retirement
 9 service between retirement systems within and without the state. To the
 10 extent practicable, the workload of the panel should be evenly distrib-
 11 uted among its members. Members of the panel should be free to exercise
 12 independent professional judgment without pressure or retaliation for
 13 the exercise of that judgment from any source.
 14 b. Any member of a retirement system in this state, after seeking
 15 relief pursuant to: (1) section eight hundred three of this article; (2)
 16 a hearing; and/or (3) any other provision of law, who has failed to
 17 obtain the relief sought, may have their case heard before the retire-
 18 ment benefit review panel. Such panel is authorized to hear testimony
 19 and admit evidence that such panel deems relevant to the case before it.
 20 Upon the hearing of all testimony and admission of all evidence, the
 21 panel shall make its determination regarding the relief sought. Any
 22 determination made by such panel shall be final.
 23 c. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
 24 to implement the provisions of this section.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 26 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 27 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 28 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 29 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04711-01-5

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