Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Brian Landers, for his employment with the village of Lindenhurst which commenced June 19, 2006.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8323--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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 granting retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New
York state and local employees' retirement system to Brian Landers
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 Brian Landers, a tier VI member of the New York state and local employ-
3 ees' retirement system employed by the village of Lindenhurst with a
4 start date of June 19, 2006, and who is currently a member of the New
5 York state and local employees' retirement system, who through no fault
6 of his own did not become a member of the New York state and local
7 employees' retirement system on June 19, 2006 when first employed by the
8 village of Lindenhurst, shall be deemed to have been a member of the New
9 York state and local employees' retirement system on such date he
10 commenced his employment and shall be granted Tier IV status, provided
11 that an application is filed with the head of the New York state and
12 local employees' retirement system within one year from the effective
13 date of this act. Upon the granting of such retroactive membership,
14 Brian Landers shall not be granted a refund of any employee contribution
15 made by him to the New York state and local employees' retirement
16 system.
17 § 2. All past service costs of implementing the provisions of this act
18 shall be borne by the village of Lindenhurst.
19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill would grant Tier 4 status in the New York State and Local
Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) to Brian Landers, a current Tier
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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6 member employed by Huntington Union Free School District, by changing
their date of membership to June 19, 2006. There will be no refund of
member contributions.
We estimate that the village of Lindenhurst's annual contributions
will increase $13,000 beginning FYE 2027. Annual costs will vary as the
billing rates and salary of Brian Landers change.
In addition, there will be an immediate past service cost of $114,000
borne by the village of Lindenhurst as a one-time payment. This cost
assumes that payment will be made on February 1, 2027.
Summary of relevant resources:
Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used to measure the impact of
the bill, the same data used in the Actuarial Valuations dated April 1,
2025. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025 Report
of the Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The
actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2025 Annual
Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes, Rules
and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and Control. The fair
value of assets and GASB disclosures can be found in the 2025 Financial
Statements and Supplementary Information.
Assumptions, demographics, and other considerations may have been
modified to better reflect specific provisions of any proposed benefit
change(s).
This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
of the bill, nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for the profes-
sional judgment of an attorney.
This estimate, dated March 10, 2026, and intended for use only during
the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note Number 2026-141. As Chief
Actuary of the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS), I,
Aaron Schottin Young, hereby certify that this analysis complies with
applicable Actuarial Standards of Practice as well as the Code of
Professional Conduct and Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing
Statements of Actuarial Opinion of the American Academy of Actuaries, of
which I am a member. I am a member of NYSLRS but do not believe it
impairs my objectivity.
