Bill > A08622

This bill provides Richard J. Vogt, III, a New York City Department of Environmental Protection employee currently in Tier VI of the New York City Employees' Retirement System, with the opportunity to retroactively obtain Tier IV membership in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System for his employment at SUNY Maritime College from May 1, 2000, through August 30, 2000. Specifically, the bill allows Vogt to file an application with the state comptroller within one year of the act's effective date to be granted Tier IV status, which would provide him with earlier retirement eligibility, reduced future contribution rates, and a potentially larger retirement benefit. The past service costs for implementing this special provision will be entirely borne by SUNY Maritime College, and Vogt will not receive any refunds of previous member contributions. The bill is a targeted legislative action that retroactively corrects Vogt's retirement system membership status for a brief period of employment, addressing an administrative oversight that prevented him from initially joining the retirement system when he was first eligible.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8622