Bill Text: NY A09174 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the New York state teachers' retirement system to accept an application for disability retirement benefits from James O'Connell.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-28 - held for consideration in governmental employees [A09174 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A09174-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9174 I N A S S E M B L Y March 26, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to authorize the New York state teachers' retirement system to accept an application for disability retirement benefits from James O'Connell 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 the application for disability retirement benefits of James O'Connell, 3 who was employed as principal by the Port Jervis city school district 4 and a member of the New York state teachers' retirement system, who 5 ceased his employment with the Port Jervis city school district on 6 August 31, 2008, and who, for reasons not ascribable to his own negli- 7 gence, did not apply to the New York state teachers' retirement system 8 for disability retirement benefits until September 14, 2009, shall be 9 deemed to have applied to the New York state teachers' retirement system 10 for disability retirement benefits within 30 days of his ceasing to be 11 employed on August 31, 2008. 12 S 2. All costs incurred in implementing the provisions of this act, 13 shall be borne by the New York state teachers' retirement system. 14 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill concerns James O'Connell, a vested member of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System who ceased his employment as a teacher with the Port Jervis City School District on August 31, 2008, and did not apply for disability retirement benefits until September 14, 2009, after the 12 month deadline to apply for disability had lapsed. He shall be deemed to have applied for disability retirement benefits within 30 days of ceasing his employment on August 31, 2008. Currently as a vested member Mr. O'Connell is eligible for a service retirement benefit commencing at age 55. The cost of this benefit is equal to the increase in the present value of liabilities, which is estimated to be $270,000. This cost is contin- gent upon the approval of James O'Connell's application for disability EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09385-03-4 A. 9174 2 retirement by the Medical Board of the New York State Teachers' Retire- ment System. The source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2014-9 dated January 21, 2014 prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System and is intended for use only during the 2014 Legislative Session. I, Richard A. Young, am the Actuary for the New York State Teachers' Retirement System. I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and I meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of Actu- aries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.