New York A 7824: Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband

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A07824 Summary:

BILL NOA07824A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07817-A

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SPONSORPeoples-Stokes

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COSPNSRColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William James Middlebrooks, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.

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BILL NOA07824A

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04/11/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

05/14/2026amend and recommit to governmental employees

05/14/2026print number 7824a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7824--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, COLTON -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule
 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to authorize the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a
 retirement option election form

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 2 Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William James Middlebrooks who was
 3 employed by the Albion Correctional Facility, was a member of the New
 4 York state and local employees' retirement system, was diagnosed with
 5 cancer in January of 2004, was advised on October 31, 2004 that he would
 6 be unable to return to employment as the result of his malignancy and
 7 the treatment therefor, and died on December 3, 2006 prior to filing a
 8 retirement election form with the New York state and local employees'
 9 retirement system, shall be authorized to file such option election form
 10 on behalf of her deceased husband with a joint allowance full option, if
 11 no later than one year from the effective date of this act she shall
 12 submit a request therefor to the state comptroller. In addition, his
 13 application for disability retirement shall be deemed to have become
 14 effective on November 1, 2004. All retirement benefits payable pursuant
 15 to the provisions of this act shall be paid to Janice Middlebrooks and
 16 shall be in addition to any other death benefits paid.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE. -- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would authorize Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of retiree
 William James Middlebrooks, to file a new joint allowance full option
 election form with the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04512-06-6

 A. 7824--A 2

 System (NYSLERS) and revise the member's date of retirement to November
 1, 2004.
 There will be an immediate past service cost of $489,000 as of Febru-
 ary 1, 2027, which will be shared by all participating employers in
 NYSLERS.
 Summary of relevant resources:
 Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used to measure the impact of
 the bill, the same data used in the Actuarial Valuations dated April 1,
 2025. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025 Report
 of the Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The
 actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2025 Annual
 Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes, Rules
 and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and Control. The fair
 value of assets and GASB disclosures can be found in the 2025 Financial
 Statements and Supplementary Information.
 Assumptions, demographics, and other considerations may have been
 modified to better reflect specific provisions of any proposed benefit
 change(s).
 This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
 of the bill, nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for the profes-
 sional judgment of an attorney.
 This estimate, dated April 15, 2026, and intended for use only during
 the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal N