Authorizes Kristin Proud to receive certain service credit with the New York state and local employees' retirement system

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Authorizes Kristin Proud to receive certain service credit with the New York state and local employees' retirement system for her volunteer service beginning March 25, 2020 and ending November 8, 2020.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8448, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To grant full-time service credit in the NYS and Local Employees' Retirement System for her volunteer employment assisting the commission- er of health as a member of New York's "surge healthcare force" during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 27, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Patricia Fahy

Democratic1

Patricia Fahy

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jake Ashby says this is needed

Kristin Proud is currently the Executive Director for the NYS Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD), and was previously the Commissioner of the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. During the onset of the COVID pandemic in March of 2020, Kristin Proud was asked by the Governor's Office to work directly with then Commissioner of Health, Dr. Howard Zucker, on a volunteer basis. At that point, no one knew how long the pandemic would rage. For 8 months, Kristin Proud, volunteered for New York's "surge healthcare force" and did not receive any health insurance benefits, salary/hourly pay, or pension system credit. After 8 months, she was asked to be one of the leaders of the COVID vaccination program effort, and at that point in November 2020, she went on the State payroll as a DOH employee. This bill seeks to grant 8 months of full-time service credit in the NYS and Local Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) to Kristin Proud.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
May 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

About this record

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