STATE OF NEW YORK
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4785
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT in relation to the death benefit payable to the widow of Garry L.
Veeder
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Donna
2 Veeder, the widow of Garry L. Veeder, shall be hereby eligible to change
3 the date of retirement of her husband, who was employed as a state
4 police forensic scientist 3, to April 30, 2008, if she shall, on or
5 before December 31, 2011, file a written request with the state comp-
6 troller electing to receive such benefit. Any retirement benefits to be
7 received due to the change in date of retirement of Garry L. Veeder
8 shall be offset by any retirement benefits already received by his bene-
9 ficiary.
10 § 2. Any costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be
11 borne by the state of New York.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill would deem Garry L. Veeder, who died May 23, 2008 and who
had previously filed an application to retire with a service retirement
effective May 30, 2008, to have retired with a service retirement on
April 30, 2008. Donna Veeder, the widow of Garry L. Veeder, would be
entitled to a lifetime pension and a lump sum post retirement death
benefit. This would be paid in lieu of the ordinary death benefit which
has already been paid.
If this bill is enacted, there would be a one-time cost to the State
of New York of approximately $509,000. This estimate is based on the
assumption that payment will be made on March 1, 2012.
This estimate, dated December 28, 2010, and intended for use only
during the 2011 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2011-72 prepared
by the Actuary for the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement
System.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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