A00374 Summary:

BILL NOA00374
 
SAME ASSAME AS S02097
 
SPONSORBurdick
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §803-b, R & SS L
 
Establishes a retirement benefit review panel.
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A00374 Actions:

BILL NOA00374
 
01/06/2023referred to governmental employees
01/03/2024referred to governmental employees
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A00374 Committee Votes:

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A00374 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A00374 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           374
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 6, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Employees
 
        AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
          establishing a retirement benefit review panel
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
     2  a new section 803-b to read as follows:
     3    § 803-b. Retirement benefit review panel.   a. The  comptroller  shall
     4  establish  a  retirement  benefit  review  panel  consisting of at least
     5  fifteen members, any three of whom may sit as a team to review a partic-
     6  ular case. Members of the panel shall  have  expertise  in  the  various
     7  retirement  systems of the state, including, but not limited to, member-
     8  ship, service credit, retirement options and the transfer of  retirement
     9  service between retirement systems within and without the state.  To the
    10  extent  practicable, the workload of the panel should be evenly distrib-
    11  uted among its members. Members of the panel should be free to  exercise
    12  independent  professional  judgment  without pressure or retaliation for
    13  the exercise of that judgment from any source.
    14    b. Any member of a retirement system  in  this  state,  after  seeking
    15  relief pursuant to: (1) section eight hundred three of this article; (2)
    16  a  hearing;  and/or  (3)  any  other provision of law, who has failed to
    17  obtain the relief sought, may have his or  her  case  heard  before  the
    18  retirement benefit review panel. Such panel is authorized to hear testi-
    19  mony  and  admit  evidence  that  such  panel deems relevant to the case
    20  before it. Upon the hearing  of  all  testimony  and  admission  of  all
    21  evidence,  the  panel  shall make its determination regarding the relief
    22  sought. Any determination made by such panel shall be final.
    23    c. The comptroller is authorized to promulgate rules  and  regulations
    24  to implement the provisions of this section.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01139-01-3

        A. 374                              2
 
     1    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
     2  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
     3  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
     4  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
     5  completed on or before such date.
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