Authorizes Cindy L. Premo, the widow of Ronald M. Premo, to apply for an ordinary disability retirement and file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 3280--A A. 6846--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
March 13, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service
and Pensions -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and
Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- 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 committee
AN ACT to authorize the payment of ordinary disability benefits by the
New York state and local employees' retirement system to the widow of
Ronald M. Premo
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 Cindy L. Premo, the widow of Ronald M. Premo who was employed by the
3 department of law, was a member of the New York state and local employ-
4 ees' retirement system, was diagnosed and hospitalized with cancer in
5 January of 2002, was advised on February 14, 2002 that he would be
6 unable to return to employment as the result of his malignancy and the
7 treatment therefor, and died on February 18, 2002 prior to filing an
8 application for an ordinary disability retirement and a retirement
9 election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement
10 system, shall be authorized to file such application and election on
11 behalf of her deceased husband, if on or before December 31, 2010 she
12 shall submit a request therefor to the state comptroller. Such applica-
13 tion for an ordinary disability retirement and retirement option
14 election shall be deemed to have become effective on February 5, 2002.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 3280--A 2 A. 6846--A
1 All retirement benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this act
2 shall be paid to Cindy L. Premo and shall be in lieu of any other death
3 benefits payable.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE. --This bill would deem Ronald M. Premo, who died in
active service prior to filing an application for an ordinary disability
retirement, to have filed such application on February 5, 2002. The
benefits payable pursuant to this act shall be in lieu of any other
death benefits payable.
If this bill is enacted, there will be a cost of approximately
$162,000 which would be shared by the State of New York and all the
participating employers in the New York State and Local Employees'
Retirement System.
This estimate, dated January 29, 2010 and intended for use only during
the 2010 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2010-76, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement
System.
