BILL NUMBER: S6988
SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to granting members of the city's police force eligibility for
retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement
agents
 
PURPOSE:
Provides New York City Police Officers who previously served as traffic
enforcement officers with pension credit for their years of prior
service.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the administrative code of the City of New York by
adding a new section 13-633 to provide that time served as a member of
the city's traffic enforcement bureau who subsequently became an NYPD
officer, to have their prior service time included and counted for
purposes of calculating their pension.
Section 2 is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Certain persons who served in various public service capacities prior to
becoming an NYPD officer receive credit for their prior service, such as
those who were formerly school safety officers. This bill would create
parity for those who formerly served as traffic enforcement officers.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: S.5478 - Reported and Committed to Civil Service and
Pensions/A.3129 - Referred to Governmental Employees
2021-2022: S.9286 - Referred to Cities 1/A.10611Referred to Governmental
Employees
 
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.