STATE OF NEW YORK
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10580
IN SENATE
May 27, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT granting retroactive membership in the New York state and local
police and fire retirement system to Cansu Zaim
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 Cansu Zaim, currently a member of the New York state and local police
3 and fire retirement system, who was employed by the New York state
4 legislature on January 3, 2012 who, for reasons not ascribable to her
5 own negligence, failed to become a member of the New York state and
6 local employees' retirement system during her employment with the New
7 York state legislature, shall be deemed to have joined the New York
8 state and local police and fire retirement system on the date January 3,
9 2012 and shall be granted Tier V status in such retirement system, if
10 within one year of the effective date of this act, she shall file a
11 written request with the state comptroller to such effect.
12 § 2. No contributions made to the New York state and local police and
13 fire retirement system by Cansu Zaim shall be returned or refunded to
14 her pursuant to this act.
15 § 3. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this
16 act shall be borne by the state of New York.
17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill would grant Tier 5 status in the New York State and Local
Police and Fire Retirement System to Cansu Zaim, a current Tier 6 member
employed by the Division of State Police, by changing their date of
membership to January 3, 2012, their first date of employment with the
New York state legislature. There will be no refund of member contrib-
utions.
We estimate that the state of New York's annual contributions will
increase $7,200 beginning FYE 2027. Annual costs will vary as the bill-
ing rates and salary of Cansu Zaim change.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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In addition, there will be an immediate past service cost of $2,890
borne by the state of New York as a one-time payment. This cost assumes
that payment will be made on March 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 May 27, 2026, and intended for use only during
the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note Number 2026-207. 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.
