A 7925 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

This bill creates an optional 20-year retirement plan for New York state correction officers (including employees directly performing correction officer duties). Eligible members can choose this plan within one year of the law's effective date, allowing retirement after 20 years of service or at age 62. Upon retirement, they receive a pension equal to 1/40th of their final average salary per year of service (capped at 50% total), with additional benefits beyond 20 years capped at 75% of final average salary. The state covers the extra costs through additional contributions.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 15, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026

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A7925 → A7925A · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add four new sponsors (Brabenec, Simpson, Buttenschon, and Bendet) to the original list of legislators. The substantive text of the law regarding retirement benefits for state correction officers remains unchanged, with the only modifications being the addition of new sponsors and minor formatting updates to the document header.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability to state correction officers and the retirement benefits described has not changed; only the list of sponsoring legislators was expanded.

REQUIREMENT

Added four new sponsors (Brabenec, Simpson, Buttenschon, and Bendet) to the bill, indicating broader legislative support.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number in the header from '7925' to '7925--A' and adjusted the legislative document ID, reflecting the bill's amendment status.

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