New York S 6823: Provides for service credit related to the birth or adoption of a new child

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S06823 Summary:

BILL NOS06823 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07570

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §513, R & SS L

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Provides for service credit related to the birth or adoption of a new child for certain correction officer retirement system members.

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BILL NOS06823 

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03/25/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6823

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 service credit related to the birth or adoption of a new child

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

 1 Section 1. Section 513 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 provision of law to the contrary, any
 4 correction officer member, as such term is defined in subdivision e of
 5 section eighty-nine-f of this chapter, who is absent without pay for
 6 leave related to the birth or adoption of a new child pursuant to law,
 7 rule or regulation shall be eligible for credit for such period of leave
 8 provided such member (i) files a claim for such service credit with the
 9 retirement system by December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-six or
 10 within ninety days of the termination of such leave, whichever is later;
 11 (ii) contributes to the retirement system an amount which such member
 12 would have contributed during the period of such leave, together with
 13 interest thereon, based on the member's most recent twelve months of
 14 non-zero compensation immediately prior to the leave of absence and the
 15 member's mandatory contribution rate; and (iii) such member shall have
 16 at least five years of credited service, not including service credit
 17 granted in this section, to be eligible to receive the credit authorized
 18 pursuant to this subdivision. Provided, however, if a member does not
 19 have five years of service credit at the time of their leave, they shall
 20 have ninety days from when they achieve five years of service credit to
 21 file a claim for such service credit with the retirement system to
 22 receive the credit authorized pursuant to this subdivision.
 23 2. Service credit provided pursuant to this subdivision shall not
 24 exceed one year of credit for each period of authorized unpaid leave
 25 related to the birth or adoption of a child. In the event there is a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07697-04-5

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 1 conflict between the provisions of this subdivision and the provisions
 2 of any other law or code to the contrary, the provisions of this subdi-
 3 vision shall govern.
 4 § 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the
 5 provisions of this act shall be borne by Suffolk County.
 6 § 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, none of the
 7 provisions of this act shall be subject to the appropriation requirement
 8 of section 25 of the retirement and social security law.
 9 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would allow any member of the New York State and Local
 Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) employed by Suffolk County as a
 correction officer to be eligible for up to one year of service credit
 for each period of authorized unpaid leave related to the birth or
 adoption of a new child. This bill is not consistent with the New York
 State and Local Retirement System's policy of granting service credit
 only when a salary has been paid.
 To be eligible, members must have at least five years of credited
 service in NYSLERS. For the additional service to be credited, members
 must apply within 9