Provides for retirement credit to fire protection inspector members for a child care leave of absence

Latest action May 12, 2026

Provides for retirement credit to fire protection inspector members for a child care leave of absence.

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New York State Senate

Same as A8941, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Retirement and Social Security Law.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill adds a new subdivision j of section six hundred nine of the Retirement and Social Security Law that would allow any fire protection inspector members (as defined in this new subdivision j of section six hundred nine of the Retirement and Social Security Law) 1 to obtain retirement service credit for periods of unpaid child care leave provided the fire protection inspector member, (a) files a timely claim for such service credit with the pension fund, and (b) contributes to the pension fund an amount which the fire protection inspector member would have contributed if the fire protection inspector member had been actively working during the period of such child care leave, together with interest thereon. The bill limits to one year the amount of service credit a fire protection inspector member may receive for any period of child care leave.

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

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Fire protection inspectors and associate fire protection inspectors, and their supervisors (together, "fire protection inspectors") perform some of the most demanding and important jobs in New York City inspecting and ensuring compliance with the fire code. However, currently these key New York City personnel are not eligible to receive retirement service cred- it when they go on unpaid leave to care for a new child in their family- either by birth or adoption - as permitted by their collective bargain- ing agreement. Further, the lasting negative effects of unpaid child care on future retirement opportunities disproportionately impact female fire inspection inspectors, as women customarily shoulder larger child caregiving responsibilities than men. This bill would change this; situ- ation by affording fire protection inspection members the opportunity to obtain retirement service credit for periods of unpaid childcare leaves, and thereby also correcting retirement inequities for female fire protection inspection members.

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

May 12, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 11, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
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
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

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Jun 12, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

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