Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents.
Summary
A01778 would allow certain New York City police officers to count prior service as city traffic enforcement agents toward police retirement and pension benefits. The bill applies to individuals who previously served in traffic enforcement and later became members of the NYPD uniformed force, whether by transfer or competitive appointment, so long as they are still serving in the department and join a qualifying state or city retirement system.
To receive this credit, the officer must pay into the retirement fund the amount they would have contributed had they been a police member from the start of their traffic enforcement service. The bill also authorizes these officers to buy back service credit for the period they worked as traffic enforcement agents, and it states that these provisions override any conflicting civil service transfer restrictions. The act would take effect immediately.
Impact
The bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York by adding a new section governing retirement credit for NYPD members with prior traffic enforcement service. It affects pension eligibility, service credit calculations, and contribution requirements for members of the New York City police force and the relevant state or city retirement systems, while also limiting the application of civil service rules that might otherwise restrict such transfers or crediting of prior service.
Sentiment
The available legislative record shows strong support for the bill. It advanced unanimously through the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee, Assembly Ways and Means Committee, and Assembly Rules Committee, and then passed both the Assembly and Senate floor votes without any recorded opposition. The voting history suggests broad agreement that the measure is a favorable retirement-benefit adjustment for affected officers.
Contention
There is little visible contention in the available materials, as every recorded committee and floor vote was unanimous. The main policy issue implicit in the bill is whether prior traffic enforcement service should be treated as police service for pension purposes and whether officers should be allowed to purchase that credit. Any potential concern would likely center on pension costs, fairness to other retirement system members, or the precedent of overriding civil service transfer restrictions, but no formal opposition appears in the provided record.
Same As
Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents.
Allows members of the New York city fire department pension fund to obtain service credit for retirement eligibility and retirement allowance from any of the public retirement systems of New York state.
Authorizes the transfer of memberships for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who previously held a membership with the New York state and local employees' retirement system back to such retirement system.
Authorizes the transfer of memberships for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who previously held a membership with the New York state and local employees' retirement system back to such retirement system.
Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service for the purposes of retirement.
Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service for the purposes of retirement.