Bill Text: NY A06100 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

---

Bill Title: Authorizes Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William James Middlebrooks, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-18 - print number 6100a [A06100 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06100-Amended.html

---

                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         6100--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 16, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PEOPLES-STOKES,  RODRIGUEZ  -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted  to
          the  Committee  on  Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly
          Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  authorize the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a
          retirement option election form
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  Janice  Middlebrooks,  the  widow  of William James Middlebrooks who was
     3  employed by the Albion Correctional Facility, was a member  of  the  New
     4  York  state  and  local employees' retirement system, was diagnosed with
     5  cancer in January of 2004, was advised on October 31, 2004 that he would
     6  be unable to return to employment as the result of  his  malignancy  and
     7  the  treatment  therefor, and died on December 3, 2006 prior to filing a
     8  retirement election form with the New York state  and  local  employees'
     9  retirement system, shall be authorized to file such option election form
    10  on behalf of her deceased husband with a joint allowance full option, if
    11  on  or  before  December 31, 2016 she shall submit a request therefor to
    12  the state comptroller.   In addition,  his  application  for  disability
    13  retirement shall be deemed to have become effective on November 1, 2004.
    14  All  retirement  benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this act
    15  shall be paid to Janice Middlebrooks and shall be  in  addition  to  any
    16  other death benefits paid.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
          FISCAL NOTE. Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
          This  bill  would  authorize  Janice  Middlebrooks to file an ordinary
        disability application with a date of retirement of November 1, 2004 and
        an option election form with a joint allowance full option on behalf  of
        her  deceased  husband  William  James  Middlebrooks.  Mr.  Middlebrooks
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01390-06-6