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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S06750 Summary: BILL NO S06750 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A05223

&nbsp SPONSOR WEBB &nbsp COSPNSR BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, RHOADS, ROLISON, ZELLNER &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp 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 &nbsp 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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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

6750

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

March 21, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. WEBB, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, ROLISON -- 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, 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. 20 4. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 21 necessary for the implementation 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 § 2. Section 390 of the retirement and social security law is amended 2 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. 20 4. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 21 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision. 22 § 3. Section 513 of the education law is amended by adding a new 23 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 24 5. Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. a. Notwithstanding any 25 provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject to the 26 provisions of this article shall be permitted to change such member's 27 option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has 28 been convicted of a family offense as defined in section eight hundred 29 twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the criminal proce- 30 dure law and the retired member is a complainant. 31 b. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date 32 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or 33 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the 34 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written 35 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall 36 be calculated by the retirement system pursuant to this article. 37 c. The comptroller in consultation with the division of criminal 38 justice services and the New York state office for the prevention of 39 domestic violence shall ensure that retired members are provided notice 40 of the provisions of this subdivision. 41 d. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 42 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision. 43 § 4. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 44 adding a new section 13-177.2 to read as follows: 45 § 13-177.2 Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. a. Notwith- 46 standing any provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject 47 to the provisions of this title shall be permitted to change such 48 member's option election or designate a new beneficiary where the bene- 49 ficiary has been convicted of a family offense as defined in section 50 eight hundred twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the 51 criminal procedure law and the retired member is a complainant. 52 b. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date 53 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or 54 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the 55 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written

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1 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall 2 be calculated pursuant to this title. 3 c. The comptroller in consultation with the office of criminal justice 4 and the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence 5 shall ensure that retired members are provided notice of the provisions 6 of this section. 7 d. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 8 necessary for the implementation of this section. 9 § 5. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 10 adding a new section 13-261.4 to read as follows: 11 § 13-261.4 Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. a. Notwith- 12 standing any provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject 13 to the provisions of this title shall be permitted to change such 14 member's option election or designate a new beneficiary where the bene- 15 ficiary has been convicted of a family offense as defined in section 16 eight hundred twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the 17 criminal procedure law and the retired member is a complainant. 18 b. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date 19 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or 20 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the 21 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written 22 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall 23 be calculated by the retirement system pursuant to this title. 24 c. The comptroller in consultation with the office of criminal justice 25 and the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence 26 shall ensure that retired members are provided notice of the provisions 27 of this section. 28 d. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 29 necessary for the implementation of this section. 30 § 6. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 31 adding a new section 13-369.2 to read as follows: 32 § 13-369.2 Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. a. Notwith- 33 standing any provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject 34 to the provisions of this title shall be permitted to change such 35 member's option election or designate a new beneficiary where the bene- 36 ficiary has been convicted of a family offense as defined in section 37 eight hundred twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the 38 criminal procedure law and the retired member is a complainant. 39 b. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date 40 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or 41 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the 42 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written 43 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall 44 be calculated by the retirement system pursuant to this title. 45 c. The comptroller in consultation with the office of criminal justice 46 and the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence 47 shall ensure that retired members are provided notice of the provisions 48 of this section. 49 d. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 50 necessary for the implementation of this section. 51 § 7. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 52 adding a new section 13-559.2 to read as follows: 53 § 13-559.2 Beneficiary convicted of a family offense. a. Notwith- 54 standing any provision of law to the contrary, a retired member subject 55 to the provisions of this title shall be permitted to change such 56 member's option election or designate a new beneficiary where the bene-

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1 ficiary has been convicted of a family offense as defined in section 2 eight hundred twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the 3 criminal procedure law and the retired member is a complainant. 4 b. A retired member shall have one hundred eighty days from the date 5 of the beneficiary's conviction to change such member's election or 6 designate a new beneficiary by submitting a request in writing to the 7 retirement system. Once the retirement system receives such written 8 request the member's beneficiary shall be changed or a new benefit shall 9 be calculated by the retirement system pursuant to this title. 10 c. The comptroller in consultation with the office of criminal justice 11 and the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence 12 shall ensure that retired members are provided notice of the provisions 13 of this section. 14 d. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 15 necessary for the implementation of this section. 16 § 8. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 17 it shall have become a law.

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