New York A 8941: Relates to the recanvass of ballots in certain election contests

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A08941 Summary:

BILL NOA08941A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08094-B

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §609, R & SS L

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Provides for retirement credit to fire protection inspector members for a child care leave of absence.

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BILL NOA08941A

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07/16/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

05/12/2026amend and recommit to governmental employees

05/12/2026print number 8941a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8941--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 July 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- 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 amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 providing retirement credit to fire protection inspector members for a
 child care leave of absence

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

 1 Section 1. Section 609 of the retirement and social security law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
 3 i. 1. Notwithstanding any other law or code provision that prohibits a
 4 member from receiving retirement credit for any period during which the
 5 member was absent on leave without pay, including but not limited to,
 6 subdivision c of this section, any fire protection inspector member, as
 7 defined in paragraph two of this subdivision, who is absent without pay
 8 for a child care leave of absence pursuant to the terms of a collective
 9 bargaining agreement covering the fire protection inspector member shall
 10 be eligible for credit for such period of child care leave provided such
 11 member files a claim for such service credit with the pension fund by
 12 December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-six or within ninety days
 13 following termination of the child care leave, whichever is later, and
 14 contributes to the pension fund an amount which such member would have
 15 contributed during the period of such child care leave, together with
 16 interest thereon. Service credit provided pursuant to this subdivision
 17 shall not exceed one year of credit for each period of authorized child
 18 care leave.
 19 2. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "fire protection inspec-
 20 tor member" shall mean a member of the New York city employees' retire-
 21 ment system who is employed by the city of New York or by the New York

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11197-08-6

 A. 8941--A 2

 1 city fire department in a title whose duties are those of a fire
 2 protection inspector or associate fire protection inspector, or in a
 3 title whose duties require the supervision of employees whose duties are
 4 those of a fire protection inspector or associate fire protection
 5 inspector.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 SUMMARY: This proposed legislation would permit Fire Protection
 Inspectors of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) to
 apply for and purchase up to one year of service credit for each period
 of authorized unpaid childcare leave.

 ILLUSTRATION - INCREASE (DECREASE) IN EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
 by Fiscal Year for the first 25 years ($)
 Year One Year of One Year of Service
 Service Purchased Purchased Per Year
 2027 1,200 1,200
 2028 1,200 2,500
 2029 1,200 3,700
 2030 1,200 5,100
 2031 1,200 6,400
 2032 1,200 7,800
 2033 1,200 9,300
 2034 1,200 10,800
 2035 1,200 12,300
 2036 1,200 13,900
 2037 1,200 15,500
 2038 1,200 17,200
 2039 1,200 18,900
 2040 1,200 20,700
 2041 0 21,300
 2042 0 22,000
 2043 0 22,600
 2044 0 23,300
 2045 0 24,000
 2046 0 24,700
 2047 0 25,500
 2048 0 26,200
 2049 0 27,000
 2050 0 27,800
 2051 0 28,700
 Employer contribution impact