Senate bill · S10475 (2025-26)
Relates to authorizing Aileen Monahan to transfer certain service credit to the New York state teachers' retirement system
New York State Senate
Sponsor: Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (State Senator, District 9, Republican/Conservative)
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Summary
Authorizes Aileen Monahan to transfer certain service credit in the NYSLRS to the New York state teachers' retirement system.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To allow Aileen Monahan to transfer service credit for her membership in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System to the New York State Teachers' 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
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The sponsor's argument
Why Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick says this is needed
Aileen Monahan worked in the New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) for 18.5 years, but took a secretarial position in the Employ- ees' Retirement System (ERS) where she worked for 2.3 years. Due to a miscommunication on the proper procedure on how to combine service cred- its, Ms. Monahan applied to combined service credits both too early, and later, too late. Now, Ms. Monahan has been informed that she would need to suspend her retirement benefits, and resume work for another two years to be eligible to combine service credits, or else continue receiving her pension with a penalty for not reaching 20 years of service, despite the more than 20 years combined in the NYSTRS and ERS systems. It is clear from Ms. Monahan's attempts to properly combine service credits that her intent was to do so for retirement, and this legislation would allow her to correct an administrative error.
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Full history
- May 15, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
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