Grants retroactive participation in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System to the Rockland Central School District; deems such school district to have been a participating employer beginning on July 1, 2025 and relates to contributions made by eligible employees on and after July 1, 2025.
Extends the authorization of the city of Dunkirk to issue bonds under the city of Dunkirk fiscal recovery act until 2026; requires the city of Dunkirk to adhere to all collective bargaining agreements entered into; directs the city to adopt a local law approving the city of Dunkirk fiscal recovery act; provides that if the city treasurer position is no longer active, the mayor of the city of Dunkirk shall handle the requirements of the former city treasurer.
This bill creates a Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for municipal police officers and firefighters, allowing them to retire while staying on the job for a set period. Under this plan, eligible members can choose to work for 12 to 36 months while their retirement benefits accumulate with interest in a special account. Once the chosen period ends, the member receives their accumulated benefits and can then begin receiving their regular monthly pension. The legislation also outlines specific rules for how benefits are paid out, including options for a lump sum or direct rollover, and states that the law will automatically expire five years after it becomes effective unless extended.
This bill creates a new twenty-year retirement option for deputy sheriffs working for the City of New York. Under the proposed changes, eligible officers could retire after twenty years of service and receive a pension equal to forty percent of their final average salary, with higher percentages for additional years of service up to a maximum benefit equivalent to thirty years of service. To qualify, these employees must make additional required contributions and file an application within a specific deadline, after which their election to join this program cannot be reversed. The legislation modifies existing retirement laws to establish these new rules and benefits specifically for this group of law enforcement personnel.
This bill is a Senate resolution that formally honors individuals who received the 2026 LeadingAge New York Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Awards. It specifically recognizes staff members from various not-for-profit and public long-term care facilities across New York State, including nurses, aides, and social workers. The resolution directs the legislature to pause its proceedings to acknowledge these employees and mandates that copies of the document be sent to each recipient. This action serves as a ceremonial tribute rather than establishing new laws or funding.
This bill requires the state tax commissioner to publish an annual report on brownfields redevelopment tax credits by June 30th each year. The report will list the names of entities that claimed these credits, along with the specific amounts awarded for site cleanup and property improvements. Additionally, the document will detail the number of construction jobs created, worker wage rates, apprenticeship participation, and the involvement of minority and women-owned businesses. This change aims to increase transparency regarding how these tax incentives are utilized and the resulting economic impacts of brownfields redevelopment projects.
This bill establishes a legal presumption that specific Nassau County emergency workers, such as ambulance technicians and police medics, contracted HIV, tuberculosis, or hepatitis while performing their duties. Under this new rule, these employees would automatically be considered disabled due to work-related exposure to these diseases unless the county can prove otherwise. The legislation also assigns the financial costs of implementing these benefits to Nassau County, allowing expenses to be spread over ten years without requiring separate annual funding approval.
Allows a one-year window for application for a disability retirement for members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who retired from service on or after January 1, 2021 due to heart disease; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Restricts the use by an employer or an employment agency of electronic monitoring or an automated employment decision tool to screen a candidate or employee for an employment decision unless such tool has been the subject of an impact assessment within the last year; requires notice to employment candidates of the use of such tools; provides remedies for violations.
This bill raises the annual earnings limit for retired emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and advanced emergency medical technicians employed by specific emergency services agencies to $50,000. The change allows these retirees to earn up to this amount from other work without reducing their retirement benefits, which were previously restricted by lower limits. The law applies immediately to the relevant agencies and personnel covered under the state's retirement and social security system.
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