Bill Text: NY S00680 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS [S00680 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00680-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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680
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting
elected officials from collecting retirement while still in an elected
position
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 150 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter
2 211 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 150. Suspension of pension and annuity during public employment.
4 Except as otherwise provided by sections one hundred one, two hundred
5 eleven, and two hundred twelve of the retirement and social security
6 law, section five hundred three of the education law, and except as now
7 provided by any local law or charter, if any person subsequent to his or
8 her retirement from the civil service of the state or of any municipal
9 corporation or political subdivision of the state, shall accept any
10 office, position or employment in the civil service of the state or of
11 any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state to which
12 any salary or emolument is attached, except jury duty or the office of
13 inspector of election, poll clerk or ballot clerk under the election
14 law, or the office of notary public or commissioner of deeds, [or an
15 elective public office,] any pension or annuity awarded or allotted to
16 him or her upon retirement, and payable by the state, by such municipal
17 corporation or political subdivision, or out of any fund established by
18 or pursuant to law, shall be suspended during such service or employment
19 and while such person is receiving any salary or emolument therefor
20 except reimbursement for traveling expenses. [Notwithstanding the fore-
21 going, if any person, subsequent to his or her retirement from an elec-
22 tive public office, accepts appointment, is re-elected or takes a new
23 oath of office to the same elective public office from which he or she
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 retired, his or her retirement allowance shall be suspended until the
2 date he or she vacates such elective public office, unless the amount
3 earned for any calendar year for that elective public office does not
4 exceed the earning limitation provided for retired persons in section
5 two hundred twelve of the retirement and social security law. However,
6 for purposes of this section the age seventy unlimited earnings
7 provision of section two hundred twelve of the retirement and social
8 security law will not pertain to any person, subsequent to his or her
9 retirement from an elective public office, if such person accepts
10 appointment, is re-elected or takes a new oath of office to the same
11 elective public office from which he or she retired].
12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
