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S 1011 NY
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Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (May 19, 2026) REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Summary

This bill requires members of New York state retirement systems who change their job title or employment responsibilities within their current employer to execute a written acknowledgement with their employer recognizing the change in their retirement system membership status. When a position change would affect a member's eligibility for membership or ability to earn service credit in a retirement system, both the employee and employer must sign a written statement acknowledging that the member will no longer be eligible for the retirement system on a specific date. The employer must file this written statement with the retirement system administrator within thirty days after both parties sign it. The bill applies to three state retirement systems: the Teachers' Retirement System, the New York State and Local Retirement System, and the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System. The requirement takes effect sixty days after the bill becomes law.

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Official abstract

Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system.

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Action history (18)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS · upper
  2. Feb 11, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  3. May 20, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1211 · upper
  4. May 21, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  5. May 22, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  6. Jun 10, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  7. Jun 10, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. Jun 10, 2025 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS · upper
  12. Jan 28, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  13. May 12, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1039 · upper
  14. May 13, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  15. May 14, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  16. May 19, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  17. May 19, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  18. May 19, 2026 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES · lower

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S01011 Summary: BILL NO S01011 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A03357

&nbsp SPONSOR BROUK &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Add §540, Ed L; add §§113-b & 411-a, R & SS L &nbsp Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

1011

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

(Prefiled)

January 8, 2025 ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law and the retirement and social security law, in relation to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system

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

1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 540 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 540. Written acknowledgement of change of membership eligibility. A 4 member intending to initiate or undergo a change of title or employment 5 responsibilities while remaining in the employ of such member's current 6 employer which shall affect such member's eligibility for membership or 7 ability to accrue service credit in the retirement system defined in 8 subdivision one of section five hundred one of this article, and such 9 member's employer shall both execute a written statement provided by the 10 retirement board that such member and such employer acknowledge and 11 understand that such member, on a specific date, will no longer be a 12 member of such retirement system or will no longer be eligible to accrue 13 service credit in such member's retirement plan. Such employer shall, 14 within thirty days after signature by both parties, file such written 15 statement with the retirement board in order to effectuate such change 16 of membership. 17 § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new 18 section 113-b to read as follows: 19 § 113-b. Written acknowledgement of change of membership eligibility. 20 A member intending to initiate or undergo a change of title or employ- 21 ment responsibilities while remaining in the employ of such member's 22 current employer which shall affect such member's eligibility for 23 membership or ability to accrue service credit in the retirement system

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00371-01-5

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1 defined in subdivision twenty-eight of section two of this article, and 2 such member's employer shall both execute a written statement provided 3 by the office of the comptroller that such member and such employer 4 acknowledge and understand that such member, on a specific date, will no 5 longer be a member of such retirement system or will no longer be eligi- 6 ble to accrue service credit in such member's retirement plan. Such 7 employer shall, within thirty days after signature by both parties, file 8 such written statement with the office of the comptroller in order to 9 effectuate such change of membership. 10 § 3. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new 11 section 411-a to read as follows: 12 § 411-a. Written acknowledgement of change of membership eligibility. 13 A member intending to initiate or undergo a change of title or employ- 14 ment responsibilities while remaining in the employ of such member's 15 current employer which shall affect such member's eligibility for 16 membership or ability to accrue service credit in the retirement system 17 defined in subdivision twenty-eight of section three hundred two of this 18 article, and such member's employer shall both execute a written state- 19 ment provided by the office of the comptroller that such member and 20 such employer acknowledge and understand that such member, on a specific 21 date, will no longer be a member of such retirement system or will no 22 longer be eligible to accrue service credit in such member's retirement 23 plan. Such employer shall, within thirty days after signature by both 24 parties, file such written statement with the office of the comptroller 25 in order to effectuate such change of membership. 26 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 27 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 28 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 29 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 30 completed on or before such effective date.

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