STATE OF NEW YORK
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6844--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 12, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, HAWLEY, MIKULIN, STERN, McDONOUGH, BRABE-
NEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employ-
ees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
annual earnings limitations for retired police officers employed as
school resource officers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 212 of the retirement and social security law is
2 amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this
4 section, such annual earnings limitations for a retired police officer
5 employed by a school district in either the classified or unclassified
6 service as a school resource officer, school safety officer, school
7 security officer or any other substantially similar position or office
8 that is designed to provide safety and/or security on school grounds,
9 provided that such retired police officer is duly qualified, competent
10 and physically fit for performance of the duties of the position in
11 which he or she is to be employed as determined by the school district
12 and is properly certified where such certification is required, shall be
13 $65,000 for the year two thousand twenty-two and thereafter.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
Insofar as this bill would affect the New York State and Local Police
and Fire Retirement System (NYSLPFRS), this bill would allow retired
police officers who are employed by a school district as a school
resource officer, school safety officer, school security officer or any
other substantially similar position or office that is designed to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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provide safety and/or security on school grounds with an annual salary
of $65,000 or less to continue to receive their full retirement benefit.
Currently, the salary limit is $35,000.
If this bill is enacted, we expect few retirees to be affected. There
would be negligible additional annual costs. However, if large numbers
of retirees are hired into such positions, there would be additional
annual costs which would be shared by the State of New York and all of
the participating employers in the NYSLPFRS.
Summary of relevant resources:
Membership data as of March 31, 2021 was used in measuring the impact
of the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2021 actuari-
al valuation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the
2021 Report of the Actuary and the 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report.
The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2020
and 2021 Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and
the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and
Control.
The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2021
New York State and Local Retirement System Financial Statements and
Supplementary Information.
I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
of the proposed change nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for
the professional judgment of an attorney.
This estimate, dated March 28, 2022, and intended for use only during
the 2022 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2022-111, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System.
