New York A 5531: Relates to military service credit

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A05531 Summary:

BILL NOA05531 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrook-Krasny

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COSPNSRChang, Novakhov, Smullen, Brabenec, Tague, McDonough, Blankenbush

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1000, R & SS L

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Provides that a member of a public retirement system of the state may obtain a total not to exceed three years of service credit for up to three years of military duty if the member has completed a term of state service, under orders from the governor of the state of New York, and as certified by a letter of release from such orders issued by the state division of military and naval affairs.

Go to top A05531 Actions:

BILL NOA05531 

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02/14/2025referred to governmental employees

05/19/2025held for consideration in governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

Go to topA05531 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:8/5 Action: Held for Consideration Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

SantabarbaraAyeGiglioNay

EichensteinAyeTannousisNay

FallAbsent

OtisAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerNay

Go to topA05531 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05531 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5531

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, CHANG, NOVAKHOV -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 military service credit

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1000 of the retirement and social
 2 security law, as amended by chapter 585 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 1. A member, upon application to such retirement system, may obtain a
 5 total not to exceed three years of service credit for up to three years
 6 of military duty, as defined in section two hundred forty-three of the
 7 military law, if the member (a) was honorably discharged from the mili-
 8 tary, or (b) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section [three
 9 hundred fifty of the executive] one of the veterans' services law, and
 10 has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from
 11 such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section
 12 [three hundred fifty of the executive] one of the veterans' services
 13 law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable
 14 from such service, or (d) has completed a term of state service, under
 15 orders from the governor of the state of New York, and as certified by a
 16 letter of release from such orders issued by the state division of mili-
 17 tary and naval affairs.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09247-01-5

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