SENATE BILL #S6856 SAME AS ASSEMBLY BILL #A9970
LAWS OF NEW YORK, 2008
CHAPTER 543
(See FISCAL NOTE at end of Chapter.)
AN ACT to authorize the county of Washington to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan to deputy sheriffs Gregory Danio, Kristen Frasier, Scott McFarren and Robert Sullivan
Became a law September 4, 2008, with the approval of the Governor. Passed on Home Rule request pursuant to Article IX, section 2(b) (2) of the Constitution by a majority vote, three-fifths being present.
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the county of Washington, a participating employer in the New York state
and local police and fire retirement system, which previously elected to
offer the optional twenty-five year retirement plan established pursuant
to section 551 of the retirement and social security law, to sheriffs
employed by such county, is hereby authorized to make participation in
such plan available to Gregory Danio, Kristen Frasier, Scott McFarren
and Robert Sullivan, deputy sheriffs employed by the county of Washing-
ton, who, for reasons not ascribable to their own negligence failed to
make timely application to participate in such optional twenty-five year
retirement plan. The county of Washington may so elect by filing with
the state comptroller, on or before December 31, 2008, a resolution of
the Washington county board of supervisors together with certification
that such deputy sheriffs did not bar themselves from participation in
such retirement plan as a result of their own negligence. Thereafter,
such deputy sheriffs may elect to be covered by the provisions of
section 551 of the retirement and social security law, and shall be
entitled to the full rights and benefits associated with coverage under
such section, by filing a request to that effect with the state comp-
troller on or before June 30, 2009.
§ 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the
provisions of this act shall be borne by the county of Washington.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE.-- This bill will reopen the provisions of Section 551 of
the Retirement and Social Security Law for four law enforcement deputy
sheriffs with Washington County.
If this bill were enacted, we anticipate that there will be an
increase of approximately $5,400 in the annual contributions of Washing-
ton County.
In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an immediate past service cost of approximately $16,000 which would be
borne by Washington County as a one-time payment. This estimate is based
on the assumption that payment will be made on February 1, 2009.
This estimate, dated January 29, 2008 and intended for use only during
the 2008 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2008-143, prepared by
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law
to be omitted.
CHAP. 543 2
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement
System.
The Legislature of the STATE OF NEW YORK ss:
Pursuant to the authority vested in us by section 70-b of the Public
Officers Law, we hereby jointly certify that this slip copy of this
session law was printed under our direction and, in accordance with such
section, is entitled to be read into evidence.
DEAN G. SKELOS SHELDON SILVER
Temporary President of the Senate Speaker of the Assembly