S 9100 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes Tina Russo to receive certain service credit with the New York state teachers' retirement system

This bill corrects an error in Tina Russo's pension calculation. As a retired teacher who served 30 years for the state of New York, her full-time service credit was incorrectly calculated at retirement (February 1, 2025), excluding some years. The bill requires the New York State Teachers' Retirement System to recalculate her pension to include all 30 years of service upon her written request, with benefits paid retroactively from her retirement date. Costs for this adjustment are covered by the state's employers, not the retirement system.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S9100 → S9100A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the specific service credit calculation for Tina Russo from exactly thirty years to twenty-nine years and seven months. Additionally, the amendment removes a requirement for an early retirement reduction, ensuring her pension is recalculated based on her actual service time without penalty. The estimated cost of this benefit was reduced from $286,000 to $275,000, and the bill number was updated to reflect the amendment.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed to reflect the retiree's actual service record rather than a rounded thirty-year figure, and it now explicitly prevents an early retirement reduction from being applied to her benefit.

ELIGIBILITY

The required service credit was changed from thirty years to twenty-nine years and seven months to match the retiree's actual service record.

The recalculation of the pension benefit is now explicitly required to occur without an early retirement reduction.

FISCAL

The estimated cost of the benefit was reduced from $286,000 to $275,000.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S 9100 to S 9100--A to indicate the amendment.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026

How they voted

61–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Jun 3, 2026

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

Jun 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 18, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9100A

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors