A 10174 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes Tina Russo to receive certain service credit with the New York state teachers' retirement system

This bill corrects a calculation error for Tina Russo, a retired New York state teacher who served 30 years but had her full-time service credit incorrectly applied. It requires the New York State Teachers' Retirement System to recalculate her pension to include all 30 years of service upon her written request, with benefits payable retroactively to her February 1, 2025 retirement date. The bill mandates this correction be completed within one year of the law's effective date. Costs for implementation are covered by the employers of retirement system members, not the state. This is a targeted correction for one individual, not a general policy change.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
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Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Apr 29, 2026
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A10174 → A10174A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that Tina Russo's pension will be recalculated to remove an early retirement reduction based on her actual service of 29 years and 7 months, rather than granting her a full 30 years of credit. This change aligns the legislation with the fiscal note, which estimates the cost at $275,000 instead of the previous $286,000.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from authorizing additional service credit to simply recalculating an existing benefit to eliminate a specific penalty.
ELIGIBILITY

The benefit description changed from granting 'entirety of full-time service credit of thirty years' to recalculating the pension 'without an early retirement reduction' based on the member's actual service of 'twenty-nine years and seven months'.

FISCAL

The estimated cost of the benefit was reduced from $286,000 to $275,000 to reflect the actual service calculation rather than a full year of added credit.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to accurately reflect the recalculation of the benefit rather than the authorization of new service credit.

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Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10174A
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Matt Slater
RRepublican/Conservative
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