Bill Text: NY S04591 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from public officials convicted of certain felonies.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-16 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S04591 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S04591-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4591
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 12, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 5 of the constitution, in
         relation to removal of pension and retirement  benefits  from  persons
         convicted of certain felonies
    1    Section 1.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 7 of arti-
    2  cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S  7.  After  July  first,  nineteen  hundred forty, membership in any
    4  pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof
    5  shall be a contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not  be
    6  diminished  or  impaired.  THE  RIGHT  TO RECEIVE BENEFITS EARNED BY ANY
    7  PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY OFFENSE RELATED  TO  PUBLIC
    8  OFFICE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 156 OF THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY
    9  LAW THAT OCCURRED DURING THEIR TIME IN OFFICE SHALL, AFTER NOTICE AND AN
   10  OPPORTUNITY  TO BE HEARD, BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE OR REDUCTION, REGARD-
   11  LESS OF THE DATE THAT SUCH PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S MEMBERSHIP IN SUCH  RETIRE-
   12  MENT SYSTEM COMMENCED.
   13    S  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
   14  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
   15  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   16  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   17  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89119-02-3