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This bill authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System (NYSLRS), which is the state-run pension fund for public employees. This is an exception to normal procedures, allowing her to retroactively set his retirement date to August 15, 2016, and elect a "joint allowance full option," which typically provides a lifetime benefit to the retiree and then continues to a beneficiary after their death. By filing this application, any rights to a pre-retirement ordinary death benefit, which is a lump sum paid to beneficiaries if a member dies before retirement, will be waived, and any death benefits already paid by NYSLRS will be deducted from the new retirement benefit. The state of New York will cover any additional costs associated with this bill, including a one-time past service cost of $550,000.

Justice, Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6048