Bill > A07970

This bill authorizes Olivia Rae Salta, the daughter of Dawn Jimenez-Salta, to file a posthumous retirement application on behalf of her mother, who was a member of the unified court system and the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) and died on October 20, 2024 before filing for retirement. The bill allows Olivia to submit a new service retirement application with a joint allowance full option within one year of the bill's effective date, with her mother's retirement date retroactively set to October 19, 2024. By filing this application, Olivia will waive any rights to the pre-retirement ordinary death benefit, and any death benefits already paid by NYSLERS will be deducted from her mother's service retirement benefit, calculated on an actuarially equivalent basis over Olivia's expected lifetime. The state of New York will bear the estimated $1,000,000 cost of this one-time payment, which is expected to be made on March 1, 2026. The bill is specifically named the "Dawn Jimenez-Salta act" and will take effect immediately upon passage.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7970