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This bill provides a specific pension transition opportunity for Brian Studley, a police officer employed by the New York State University police department at SUNY Fredonia. The bill allows Studley to be retroactively deemed a member of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System as of December 19, 2015, despite missing the original opportunity to transition, through no fault of his own. To avail himself of this provision, Studley must file an application with the retirement system within one year of the act's effective date, and provide a certification that he is not barred from participation due to his own negligence. The bill stipulates that Studley's existing employee contributions to the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System will not be returned to him but instead used to offset past service costs. All past service costs associated with this transition will be borne by the State of New York, with an estimated immediate past service cost of approximately $76,200 and an anticipated annual increase of about $18,000 in state contributions. The act is designed to correct an administrative oversight and provide Studley with the retirement system membership he was originally intended to have.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6440