Senate bill · S10406 (2025-26)
Permits certain twenty-five year retirement program dispatcher members to file elections not to participate
New York State Senate
Summary
Permits certain twenty-five year retirement program dispatcher members to file elections not to participate.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Retirement and Social Security Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
The purpose of this bill is to provide fire alarm dispatchers an option to opt-out of a retirement system.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate
The sponsor's argument
Why Robert Jackson says this is needed
Upon being appointed as a fire alarm dispatcher, all members are auto- matically enrolled in the dispatcher 25 and out plan. However, if an individual has exceeded the age of 30 upon being appointed, per the NYCERS dispatcher 25 and out brochure, they will be mailed a letter detailing their pension options with an opt out form to switch plans. Individuals are given 180 days to submit an opt out form. There is a small group of approximately 15-20 members that exceeded the age of 30 upon being appointed to fire alarm dispatcher that never received such notification from NYCERS. Therefore, they are in a pension plan paying, individually, in excess of $125,000 throughout their careers to a plan they do not benefit from. Such members would have been better suited in a 57/5 plan. Allowing fire alarm dispatchers to elect a plan they would have been eligible for upon being appointed, will stop unnecessary depletion for these members.
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Full history
- May 15, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate