New York S 10209: Grants retroactive participation in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System to the Rockland Central School District

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S10209 Summary:

BILL NOS10209 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11183

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Grants retroactive participation in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System to the Rockland Central School District; deems such school district to have been a participating employer beginning on July 1, 2025 and relates to contributions made by eligible employees on and after July 1, 2025.

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BILL NOS10209 

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05/05/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10209

 IN SENATE

 May 5, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to retroactively establish participation of the Rockland Central
 School District in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement
 System

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and
 2 subject to an application made to the New York State and Local Employ-
 3 ees' Retirement System, in a manner and form approved by the state comp-
 4 troller, the Rockland Central School District shall be deemed to have
 5 been a participating employer in the New York State and Local Employees'
 6 Retirement System beginning July 1, 2025.
 7 (a) All service rendered by an eligible employee of the Rockland
 8 Central School District during such period shall be deemed service cred-
 9 itable. Employee contributions withheld during such period shall be
 10 deemed to have been properly made; provided, however, that where employ-
 11 ee contributions attributable to such service were not transmitted by
 12 the Rockland Central School District to the New York State and Local
 13 Employees' Retirement System, such service shall be credited upon
 14 payment of such contributions in accordance with section two of this
 15 act.
 16 (b) Any employer contributions required as a result of this act shall
 17 be paid by the Rockland Central School District in such manner and at
 18 such time as determined by the state comptroller.
 19 (c) For the purposes of this act, "eligible employee" shall mean any
 20 current or former employee of the Rockland Central School District who
 21 was a participant in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement
 22 System on or before July 1, 2025, or a current or former employee of the
 23 Rockland Central School District that elected to become a participant in
 24 the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System on or after
 25 July 1, 2025. An eligible employee shall not include any current or
 26 former employee of the Rockland Central School District who is a partic-
 27 ipant or eligible for participation in a separate public retirement

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15312-02-6

 S. 10209 2

 1 system in New York State derived directly from their employment at the
 2 Rockland Central School District.
 3 § 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, eligible
 4 employees who received a payment of any withheld employee contributions
 5 from the Rockland Central School District attributable to service
 6 rendered between July 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, shall, upon payment
 7 to the state comptroller of such contributions, be deemed to have been a
 8 member of such retirement system during such period.
 9 (a) Such repayment shall be made within a time period and in a manner
 10 determined by the state comptroller. Any interest, penalty, or addi-
 11 tional cost beyond the amount of employee contributions previously
 12 refunded shall be borne by the Rockland Central School District.
 13 (b) Any such employee shall be entitled to have their benefits and
 14 service credit determined as if such participation had been continuous
 15 during such period, provided that any required employee contributions
 16 are repaid pursuant to this act.
 17 §