BILL NUMBER: S5053
SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
increasing the mandatory retirement age for New York police department
members
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 501 of the retirement and social
security law, as added by chapter 890 of the laws of 1976 is amended to
read as follows:
15. "Mandatory retirement age" shall mean age seventy, for general
members, and age sixty-two, for police/fire members, and age sixty-five.
For police members who become subject to the provisions of this article
on or after July first, two thousand twenty-five.
§ 2. Subdivision d of section 503 of retirement and social security law,
as amended by chapter 18 of laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
d. The normal service retirement benefit specified in section five
hundred five of this article shall be paid to police/fire members, New
York City uniformed correction/santition revised plan members and inves-
tigator revised plan members without regard to age upon retirement after
twenty-two years of service. Early service retirement shall be permitted
upon retirement after twenty years of credited service or attainment of
age sixty-two or attainment of age sixty-five for police members who
become subject to the provisions of this article on or after July first,
two thousand twenty-five, provided, however, that New York City
police/fire revised plan members, New York City uniformed
correction/sanitation revised plan members and investigator revised plan
members shall not be eligible to retire for service before the attain-
ment of twenty years of credited service.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Raising the retirement age for law enforcement allows agencies to retain
experienced officers for longer, which can improve public safety by
maintaining a high level of expertise on the force and allowing senior
officers to provide stability and leadership roles within the force. It
also helps to address staffing shortages by keeping skilled officers on
the job longer and potentially reducing the need for extensive, expen-
sive training for new recruits.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Yet to be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S5053: 501 retirement and social security law, 501(15) retirement and social security law