Bill Text: NY S01133 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-19 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01133 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S01133-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1133 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits upon conviction of a felony related to public employment 1 Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That section 7 of arti- 2 cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 S 7. After July first, nineteen hundred forty, membership in any 4 pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof 5 shall be a contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be 6 diminished or impaired. ANY STATE OFFICER OR LOCAL OFFICER, AS SUCH 7 TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, WHO IS 8 CONVICTED OF A FELONY INVOLVING BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST SHALL BE SUBJECT 9 TO FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES UNDER A PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM 10 OR PENSION PLAN IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW. 11 S 2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment 12 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 13 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 14 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 15 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89019-01-3