STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6230--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 18, 2015
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        Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- 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 I  status  in  the  New
          York teachers' retirement system to James J. DeMarco
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law to  the  contrary,  James  J.
     2  DeMarco, who was employed as a seasonal employee with the New York power
     3  authority  with  a  start  date of July 17, 1969, and who is currently a
     4  retired member of the New York state teachers'  retirement  system,  who
     5  through  no  fault  of  his  own did not become a member of the New York
     6  state and local employees' retirement system on July 17, 1969 when first
     7  employed by the New York power authority shall be deemed to have  been a
     8  member of the New York state and local employees' retirement  system  on
     9  such  date  he  commenced  his  employment  and  shall be granted Tier I
    10  status, provided that an application is filed with the head of  the  New
    11  York  state  teachers' retirement system within one year from the effec-
    12  tive date of this act.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
          FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
          This bill would allow James J. DeMarco, a retired Tier 2 member of the
        New York State Teachers' Retirement System, to be reclassified as a Tier
        1 member. His date of membership would be changed based upon his employ-
        ment as a seasonal employee in 1969 for the New  York  Power  Authority.
        Additionally,  Mr. DeMarco's pension would be recalculated with retroac-
        tive adjustment to payments made since his date of retirement of  Decem-
        ber 7, 2007.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01297-04-6