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A06041 Summary:

BILL NOA06041 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01181

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SPONSORKay

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COSPNSRKelles, Eachus, Griffin, Pheffer Amato, Gandolfo, Brabenec, Maher, Rozic, Kassay, Burdick,
 Schiavoni, Williams, Yeger, Novakhov, DeStefano, Levenberg, Ra

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MLTSPNSRDavila

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Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program to make findings and recommendations.

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BILL NOA06041 

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02/26/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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Go to topA06041 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6041

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT establishing a temporary task force on variable supplements fund

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The variable supplements fund (VSF)
 2 program was enacted in 1970 to provide supplementation to the retirement
 3 allowance of New York city police and fire retirement system members.
 4 Since the enactment of the legislation establishing the VSF program,
 5 much controversy has been generated by the exclusion of disability reti-
 6 rees from eligibility for the benefit. Although a small number of New
 7 York city disability retirees were permitted to receive VSF supplementa-
 8 tion benefits as a result of technical correction legislation approved
 9 during previous years, the lack of clarity in defining VSF eligibility
 10 and the continued exclusion of most disabled firefighters from receipt
 11 of this benefit has been a cause of much frustration and confusion for
 12 disability pensioners.
 13 While it is recognized that any amendment to the VSF will require
 14 careful study and consideration of the issues involved, the legisla-
 15 ture's interest in ensuring fairness and equity demand such review.
 16 Because the legislature does not accept this responsibility lightly, it
 17 hereby declares that the establishment of a temporary task force, to be
 18 known as the temporary task force on the variable supplements fund, is
 19 both warranted and required.
 20 § 2. 1. A temporary task force, to be known as the temporary task
 21 force on the variable supplements fund, is hereby created to examine and
 22 investigate such issues as are related to the exclusion of disability
 23 pensioners from the variable supplements fund.
 24 2. The temporary task force shall have the power to:
 25 (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance of its
 26 duties under this act;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03020-01-5

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 1 (b) issue subpoenas for and to compel attendance of witnesses and the
 2 production of books, records, documents and other relevant evidence; and
 3 (c) to recommend legislation consistent with the purposes of this
 4 section.
 5 3. The task force shall consist of eleven members appointed as
 6 follows:
 7 (a) two members who shall be appointed by the governor;
 8 (b) two members who shall be appointed by the temporary president of
 9 the senate;
 10 (c) two members who shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 11 (d) one member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 12 senate;
 13 (e) one member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 14 assembly;
 15 (f) one member who shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New
 16 York;
 17 (g) one member who shall be appointed by the state comptroller; and
 18 (h) one member who shall represent the interest of the affected disa-
 19 bility retirees and who shall be appointed by the chair.
 20 From among such eleven members, the governor shall designate the
 21 chair. In addition to such eleven voting members, the president of the
 22 uniformed firefighters association of greater New York or such presi-
 23 dent's designee, the comptroller of the city of New York or such comp-
 24 troller's designee, a m