New York A 5223: Authorizes the alteration of school district boundaries

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A05223 Summary:

BILL NOA05223 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06750

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SPONSORReyes (MS)

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COSPNSRButtenschon, Hunter, Cruz, Simon, Morinello, Glick, Giglio, Lavine, Hevesi, Alvarez, Rosenthal,
 Raga, Zinerman, Levenberg

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MLTSPNSRCook

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Amd §§90 & 390, R & SS L; amd §513, Ed L; add §§13-177.2, 13-261.4, 13-369.2 & 13-559.2, NYC Ad Cd

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Permits a retired member to change their option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense.

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BILL NOA05223 

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02/12/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5223

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, BUTTENSCHON, HUNTER, CRUZ, SIMON, MORINEL-
 LO, GLICK, GIGLIO, LAVINE, HEVESI, ALVAREZ, ROSENTHAL, RAGA, ZINERMAN,
 LEVENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, the education
 law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation
 to permitting a retired member to change their option election or
 designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted
 of a family offense

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

 1 Section 1. Section 90 of the retirement and social security law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
 3 f. Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. 1. Notwithstanding any
 4 provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject to the
 5 provisions of this article shall be permitted to change such member's
 6 option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has
 7 been convicted of a family offense as defined in section eight hundred
 8 twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the criminal proce-
 9 dure law and the retired member is a complainant.
 10 2. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date
 11 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or
 12 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the
 13 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written
 14 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall
 15 be calculated by the retirement system pursuant to this article.
 16 3. The comptroller in consultation with the division of criminal
 17 justice services and the New York state office for the prevention of
 18 domestic violence shall ensure that retired members are provided notice
 19 of the provisions of this subdivision.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06842-01-5

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 1 4. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
 2 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision.
 3 § 2. Section 390 of the retirement and social security law is amended
 4 by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
 5 f. Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. 1. Notwithstanding any
 6 provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject to the
 7 provisions of this article shall be permitted to change such member's
 8 option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has
 9 been convicted of a family offense as defined in section eight hundred
 10 twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the criminal proce-
 11 dure law and the retired member is a complainant.
 12 2. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date
 13 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or
 14 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the
 15 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written
 16 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall
 17 be calculated by the retirement system pursuant to this article.
 18 3. The comptroll