Bill > A06447

This bill modifies the New York retirement and social security law to allow retired state police officers to work as local police officers without losing or diminishing their retirement benefits. Specifically, the bill empowers the superintendent of state police to approve such employment and exempts these retired officers from standard earnings limitations that typically apply to retirees returning to work. Under the new provisions, a retired state police officer serving as a local police officer would not be considered to be working for their former employer, which helps preserve their retirement benefits. The bill also updates language to clarify that the earnings restrictions do not apply in these specific circumstances, and adds a provision allowing the superintendent of state police to determine that earnings limitations shall not apply to retired state police officers employed by local police departments. This change is designed to help local police departments address potential staffing shortages by allowing experienced retired state police officers to return to law enforcement work without financial penalty.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6447