Bill Text: NY S07598 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7598 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to defining the terms "retiree" and "beneficiary" within the freedom of information law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S07598 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07598-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7598
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 6, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment Operations
       AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  defining  the
         terms  "retiree"  and  "beneficiary" within the freedom of information
         law
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 86 of the public officers law is amended by adding
    2  two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
    3    6. "RETIREE" MEANS A FORMER OFFICER OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  AN  AGENCY,  THE
    4  STATE LEGISLATURE, OR THE JUDICIARY WHO WAS A MEMBER OF A PUBLIC RETIRE-
    5  MENT  SYSTEM  OF THE STATE, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWEN-
    6  TY-THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE OF THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL  SECU-
    7  RITY  LAW  AND IS RECEIVING, OR ENTITLED TO RECEIVE, A BENEFIT FROM SUCH
    8  PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
    9    7. "BENEFICIARY" MEANS A PERSON DESIGNATED BY A MEMBER OR RETIREE OF A
   10  PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE TO  RECEIVE  RETIREMENT  OR  DEATH
   11  BENEFITS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE MEMBER OR RETIREE.
   12    S  2. Subdivision 7 of section 89 of the public officers law, as added
   13  by chapter 783 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   14    7. Nothing in this article shall require the disclosure  of  the  home
   15  address  of  an officer or employee, former officer or employee, or of a
   16  retiree of a public [employees'] retirement system OF THE STATE, AS SUCH
   17  TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED  ONE
   18  OF  THE  RETIREMENT  AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW; nor shall anything in this
   19  article require the disclosure of the name or home address of a  benefi-
   20  ciary  of  a public [employees'] retirement system OF THE STATE, AS SUCH
   21  TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED  ONE
   22  OF  THE  RETIREMENT  AND  SOCIAL  SECURITY  LAW,  or of an applicant for
   23  appointment to public employment; provided however, that nothing in this
   24  subdivision shall limit or abridge the right of  an  employee  organiza-
   25  tion,  certified or recognized for any collective negotiating unit of an
   26  employer pursuant to article fourteen  of  the  civil  service  law,  to
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 7598                             2
    1  obtain  the  name or home address of any officer, employee or retiree of
    2  such employer, if such name or home address is otherwise available under
    3  this article.
    4    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.