S 3960 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the additional member contributions required of certain EMTs in the twenty-five year retirement program

S 3960 establishes a limit on the total retirement contributions required from specific Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) enrolled in the twenty-five year retirement program. The bill caps the combined amount of their basic and additional member contributions. This means the total percentage of their compensation contributed to the retirement system will not exceed nine and twenty-five one-hundredths percent.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2026

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S3960 → S3960A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to update its effective date, fiscal projections, and actuarial data. The changes reflect a shift from a 2024 baseline to a 2025 baseline, extending the projected timeline by one year and adjusting contribution estimates accordingly.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it still limits EMT contributions to 9.25% of pensionable pay - but the fiscal data and effective dates were updated to reflect current conditions.

TIMELINE

The bill was renumbered from S 3960 to S 3960-A and the fiscal projections were updated to use 2025 as the baseline year instead of 2024.

FISCAL

Employer contribution projections were adjusted, showing slightly higher costs through 2045 and a revised total timeline extending to fiscal year 2051 instead of 2050.

TECHNICAL

Actuarial present values were recalculated with updated census data showing 2,469 active members instead of 2,557, with adjusted average age, service, and salary figures.

The amortization of unfunded liability increased from $17.3 million to $19.2 million, with the per-payment amount rising from $1.7 million to $1.9 million.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3960A

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

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