Provides a waiver of earnings limitations for retired sworn law enforcement officers employed by the office of the special commissioner of investigations for the New York city school district.
Impact
The implications of S09727 could significantly alter the employment landscape for retired law enforcement officers in New York, particularly those seeking to contribute to the educational sector after retirement. This change would potentially encourage experienced individuals to re-enter the workforce in critical oversight roles within schools, aiming to enhance safety and security. Furthermore, the provision could attract more retired officers to these positions, creating a buffer against potential shortages in law enforcement personnel.
Summary
Senate Bill S09727 aims to amend the Retirement and Social Security Law in New York, specifically to create a waiver of earnings limitations for retired law enforcement officers. This bill allows retired officers to be employed in positions within the New York City School District's Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigations without affecting their retirement status or pension benefits. The bill prohibits deductions from their retirement allowance based on these earnings, which would traditionally be considered against earnings limits established by previous laws.
Contention
Some contentions surrounding S09727 likely revolve around the balance of benefits for retired officers versus the possible financial implications for the state's pension system. Critics may voice concerns that allowing such waivers could set a precedent that undermines the purpose of retirement benefits, effectively enabling retirees to double-dip into public funds. Supporters, however, argue that the expertise and experience of these officers are essential for the robust oversight functions needed in educational institutions, especially in today's climate of increased focus on student safety.
Same As
Provides a waiver of earnings limitations for retired sworn law enforcement officers employed by the office of the special commissioner of investigations for the New York city school district.
Same As
Provides a waiver of earnings limitations for retired sworn law enforcement officers employed by the office of the special commissioner of investigations for the New York city school district.
Provides a waiver of earnings limitations for retired sworn law enforcement officers employed by the office of the special commissioner of investigations for the New York city school district.
Provides a waiver of earnings limitations for retired sworn law enforcement officers employed by the office of the special commissioner of investigations for the New York city school district.
Creates the New York state school resource officer program for school districts outside of New York City; requires retired police officers be certified by the department of education to become school resource officers; allows retired police officers employed as school resource officers to carry a firearm on school grounds given an appropriate license; relates to the earnings limitations for retired police officers employed as a school resource officer.
Extends the waiver of approval and income limitations on to retired law enforcement officers employed as school resource officers in school districts and board of cooperative educational services.
Establishes the New York state school resource officer program; provides for grants for school resource officers (Part A); relates to peace officers who are retired police officers employed by a school district as a school resource officer (Part B); allows retired police officers to be employed by a school district as a school safety officer, school security officer or any other substantially similar position for an annual salary of $50,000 or less to continue to receive their full retirement benefit (Part C).
Establishes the New York state school resource officer program; provides for grants for school resource officers (Part A); relates to peace officers who are retired police officers employed by a school district as a school resource officer (Part B); allows retired police officers to be employed by a school district as a school safety officer, school security officer or any other substantially similar position for an annual salary of $50,000 or less to continue to receive their full retirement benefit (Part C).
Provides earnings limitations for retired police officers employed part-time by municipalities with a population of less than 7,500; permits such officer to work up to five hundred twenty hours in any consecutive six-month period, with no suspension or diminution of retirement allowance; establishes villages or towns shall report such hours and salary earned on a monthly basis and shall contribute a percentage of the officer's excess earnings to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.