New York A 10034: Relates to requiring parity in the standards of dental telehealth services

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A10034 Summary:

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Authorizes Raymond J. Averna's Tier III status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

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01/30/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10034

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to authorize Raymond J. Averna's Tier III status 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 other provision of law, Raymond J.
 2 Averna, who was first eligible to join the public retirement system as
 3 of February 1978 and who was employed by the Queens Borough Public
 4 Library from February 1978 to December 1978 and who for reasons not
 5 ascribable to his own negligence was not afforded the opportunity to
 6 join the New York state and local employees' retirement system with Tier
 7 III status, shall be deemed to have become a member of the New York
 8 state and local employees' retirement system as of February 25, 1978;
 9 and shall have Tier III status, if, no later than one year after the
 10 effective date of this act he shall file a written request with the
 11 state comptroller. Upon receipt of such request, the retirement benefit
 12 shall be calculated. Upon the granting of such retroactive membership,
 13 no contributions made to the New York state and local employees' retire-
 14 ment system shall be returned or refunded to Raymond J. Averna pursuant
 15 to this act.
 16 § 2. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this
 17 act shall be borne by the Queens Borough Public Library.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would grant Tier 3 status in the New York State and Local
 Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) to Raymond J. Averna, a current
 Tier 6 member employed by the town of Oyster Bay, by changing their date
 of membership to February 25, 1978. There will be no refund of member
 contributions.
 We estimate that the town of Oyster Bay's annual contributions will
 increase $9,600 beginning FYE 2027. Annual costs will vary as the bill-
 ing rates and salary of Raymond J. Averna change.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13612-03-6

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 In addition, there will be an immediate past service cost of $21,900
 borne by the Queens Borough Public Library as a one-time payment. This
 cost assumes that payment will be made on February 1, 2027.
 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 January 27, 2026, and intended for use only
 during the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note Number 2026-55. As
 Chief Actuary of the New York State and Local Retirement System
 (NYSLRS), I, Aaron Schottin Young, hereby certify that this analysis
 complies