Authorizes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for uniformed court officers and peace officers employed by the unified court system

This bill creates an optional twenty-five-year retirement plan specifically for uniformed court officers and peace officers working within New York's unified court system. Under the new provisions, eligible employees can retire after completing twenty-five years of service to receive a pension equal to half of their final average salary, funded by a combination of accumulated contributions and actuarial equivalents of reserved pay increases. The legislation also clarifies that service time from other law enforcement roles, such as state police or firefighters, can count toward this twenty-five-year requirement if the employee contributed to the relevant retirement system during that time. Additionally, the bill updates existing rules to ensure these court and peace officers are included in the list of personnel who may retire without regard to age, provided they meet the service requirements.