New York S 7917: Authorizes retroactive tier III membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Steven R. Grice

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S07917 Summary:

BILL NOS07917A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRSALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §31, R & SS L

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Relates to limiting participation by certain public or quasi-public organizations in the retirement system.

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BILL NOS07917A

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05/14/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/26/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

02/26/2026PRINT NUMBER 7917A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7917--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, SALAZAR -- 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 amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 participation by public or quasi-public organizations in the retire-
 ment system

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 31 of the retirement and social
 2 security law, as amended by chapter 379 of the laws of 1989, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 a. Any public or quasi-public organization created wholly or partly or
 5 deriving its powers by the legislature of the state and which organiza-
 6 tion employs persons engaged in service to the public or any state agen-
 7 cy as defined in section fifty-three-a of the state finance law, or the
 8 New York state association of town superintendents of highways, inc. or
 9 any school board association, by resolution legally adopted by its
 10 governing body and approved by the comptroller, may elect to have its
 11 officers and employees become eligible to participate in the retirement
 12 system. Acceptance of the officers and employees of such an employer for
 13 membership in the retirement system shall be optional with the comp-
 14 troller. If [he] they shall approve their participation, such organiza-
 15 tion, except as specifically provided in this article to the contrary,
 16 shall thereafter be treated as a participating employer. Any election
 17 made pursuant to this subdivision by a school board association shall be
 18 applicable to current employees of such association. Notwithstanding
 19 the foregoing provisions, any officer or employee of the New York state
 20 association of town superintendents of highways, inc., the New York

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11291-04-6

 S. 7917--A 2

 1 state school boards association, the New York state association of coun-
 2 ties, the association of towns of the state of New York, the New York
 3 conference of mayors and other municipal officials, or any school board
 4 association, first employed on or after the effective date of the chap-
 5 ter of the laws of two thousand twenty-six which amended this subdivi-
 6 sion, shall not be eligible to participate and/or receive service credit
 7 in the retirement system based on such employment.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would deny eligibility for membership in the New York State
 and Local Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) to people first
 employed by the following organizations on or after the bill's effective
 date:
 1. The New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways,
 Inc.,
 2. The New York State School Boards Association,
 3. The New York State Association of Counties,
 4. The Association of Towns of the State of New York,
 5. The New York Conference of Mayors and Other Municipal Officials,
 and
 6. any school board association.
 If this bill is enacted into law, there will be no cost to NYSLERS.
 Summary of relevant resources:
 Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was