Bill Text: NY S08925 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a temporary commission to reform and improve tier VI membership status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-28 - REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS [S08925 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S08925-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8925 IN SENATE March 28, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT in relation to establishing a temporary commission to reform tier VI status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expi- ration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the enact- 2 ment of chapter 18 of the laws of 2012 has caused severe employment 3 recruitment and retention shortages throughout the New York state and 4 local public workforce. These shortages have caused massive reductions 5 in the size of the public workforce, significant increases in overtime 6 costs, and unacceptable delays to the citizens of the state. 7 Further, New York state and local governments also face a coming wave 8 of retirements, with over one-quarter of the current workforce eligible 9 to retire in the next five years. These retirements will further exacer- 10 bate worker shortages and overtime costs to unsustainable levels. 11 It is incumbent on the state to proactively address these near-term 12 workforce management challenges to maintain acceptable levels of govern- 13 ment service delivery to all New York state residents. 14 § 2. Temporary state commission to reform tier VI status in the New 15 York state and local employees' retirement system. 1. A temporary state 16 commission is hereby created to reform and improve tier VI status in the 17 New York state and local employees' retirement system. 18 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, to be appointed as 19 follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; one shall be appointed 20 by the temporary president of the senate; one shall be appointed by the 21 minority leader of the senate; one shall be appointed by the speaker of 22 the assembly; and one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 23 assembly. 24 3. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as 25 it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix their 26 compensation within the amounts made available therefor. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15061-01-4S. 8925 2 1 4. The commission may meet within and without the state, shall hold at 2 least three public hearings, and shall have all the powers of a legisla- 3 tive committee pursuant to the legislative law. 4 5. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for 5 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 6 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder. 7 6. To the maximum extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to 8 request and receive and shall utilize and be provided with such facili- 9 ties, resources, and data of any court, department, division, board, 10 bureau, commission, or agency of the state or any political subdivision 11 thereof as it may reasonably request to properly carry out its powers 12 and duties hereunder. 13 7. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 14 commission shall submit a final report to the governor, the temporary 15 president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly containing its 16 findings, conclusions, and recommendations for reforming and improving 17 tier VI status in the New York state and local employees' retirement 18 system. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 20 deemed repealed 1 year after such date.
