New York S 4580: Removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for certain members

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S04580 Summary:

BILL NOS04580 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05872

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §506, R & SS L

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Removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for New York city enhanced plan members in active service who are not eligible for a normal retirement benefit and have completed five years or more of service.

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BILL NOS04580 

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02/07/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

04/02/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4580

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 7, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 removing eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability
 benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for certain
 members

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

 1 Section 1. Section 506 of the retirement and social security law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision c-2 to read as follows:
 3 c-2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subdivision a, b or
 4 c-1 of this section, the ordinary disability benefit for a New York city
 5 enhanced plan member in the New York city fire department shall not be
 6 conditioned upon eligibility for, or upon receipt of, primary social
 7 security disability benefits.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 SUMMARY: This proposed legislation modifies Ordinary Disability
 Retirement (ODR) eligibility for Tier 3 members of FIRE by removing the
 requirement of being eligible for primary Social Security disability
 benefits (SSDI).

 EXPECTED INCREASE (DECREASE) IN EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
 by Fiscal Year for the first 25 years ($ in Millions)

 Year FIRE

 2026 0.4
 2027 0.4
 2028 0.5
 2029 0.5
 2030 0.6
 2031 0.6
 2032 0.7

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00428-02-5

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 2033 0.7
 2034 0.8
 2035 0.9
 2036 0.9
 2037 1.0
 2038 1.0
 2039 1.1
 2040 1.2
 2041 1.3
 2042 1.3
 2043 1.4
 2044 1.4
 2045 1.5
 2046 1.6
 2047 1.7
 2048 1.7
 2049 1.8
 2050 1.9

 Projected contributions include future new hires that may be impacted.
 For Fiscal Year 2051 and beyond, the increase in normal cost for new
 entrants will remain level as a percent of pay for the impacted popu-
 lation (approximately 0.06%).
 The entire increase in employer contributions will be allocated to New
 York City.
 PRESENT VALUE OF BENEFITS: The Present Value of Benefits is the
 discounted expected value of benefits paid to current members if all
 assumptions are met, including future service accrual and pay increases.
 Future new hires are not included in this present value.

 INITIAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN ACTUARIAL PRESENT VALUES
 as of June 30, 2024 ($ in Millions)

 Present Value (PV) FIRE

 (1) PV of Employer Contributions: 5.8
 (2) PV of Employee Contributions: 0.0
 Total PV of Benefits (1) + (2): 5.8

 UNFUNDED ACCRUED LIABILITY (UAL): Actuarial Accrued Liabilities are
 the portion of the Present Value of Benefits allocated to past service.
 Changes in UAL were amortized over the expected remaining working life-
 time of those impacted using level dollar payments.

 AMORTIZATION OF UNFUNDED ACCRUED LIABILITY

 FIRE

 Increase (Decrease) in UAL: 0.5 M
 Number of Payments: 17
 Amortization Payment: 0.1 M

 CENSUS DATA: The estimates presented herein are based on preliminary
 census data collected as of June 30, 2024. The census data for the
 impacted population is summarized below.

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 FIRE

 Active Members
 - Number Count: 5,571
 - Average Age: 34.1
 - Average Service: 6.2
 - Average Salary: 118,600

 IMPACT ON ELIGIBILITY: Currently, activ