S 6988 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents

This bill allows current New York City Police Department officers who previously worked as city traffic enforcement agents to count that prior service toward their retirement and pension benefits. To qualify, officers must pay the difference in contributions they would have made had they started as police officers from the beginning of their traffic enforcement role. The policy applies specifically to officers hired as traffic enforcement agents before July 1, 2009. This change ensures that service in both roles is recognized for retirement purposes without requiring additional service time.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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S6988 → S6988A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand the number of sponsors and add a committee report, while significantly revising the fiscal impact analysis. The most substantive change is narrowing eligibility to only those appointed as traffic enforcement agents before July 1, 2009, and reducing the projected financial cost to the city from an increase of $11.3 million in 2026 to a decrease of $8.6 million in the same year.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed to apply only to members appointed to the traffic enforcement agent title prior to July 1, 2009, rather than all eligible members.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new eligibility criterion limiting the buyback service credit to members appointed as traffic enforcement agents before July 1, 2009.

FISCAL

Revised fiscal projections showing a shift from an employer cost increase to a decrease, with projected employer contributions changing from $11.3 million in 2026 to a $8.6 million decrease.

Reduced the unfunded accrued liability from $84.5 million to $38.2 million and shortened the amortization period from 12 payments to 5 payments.

Updated actuarial present value figures, reducing the total present value of benefits from $64.0 million to $14.6 million.

SCOPE

Added additional sponsors (Comrie, Palumbo, Parker, Scarcella-Spanton) and included a favorable committee report from the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions.

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Amendments

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 6, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6988A

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CITIES 1

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors