N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 480: Extension of temporary benefits and supplementation programs

§ 480. Extension of temporary benefits and supplementation programs.

a. Every temporary right, privilege or benefit conferred pursuant to the

provisions of a general, special or local law (other than pursuant to

articles fourteen and fifteen of this chapter) for any member of a

public retirement system or pension plan funded by the state or one of

its political subdivisions, which is scheduled to expire or terminate at

any time during nineteen hundred seventy-four, nineteen hundred

seventy-five, nineteen hundred seventy-six, nineteen hundred

seventy-seven, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, nineteen hundred

seventy-nine, nineteen hundred eighty, nineteen hundred eighty-one,

nineteen hundred eighty-two, nineteen hundred eighty-three, nineteen

hundred eighty-four, nineteen hundred eighty-five, nineteen hundred

eighty-six, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, nineteen hundred

eighty-eight, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, nineteen hundred ninety,

nineteen hundred ninety-one, nineteen hundred ninety-two, nineteen

hundred ninety-three, nineteen hundred ninety-four, nineteen hundred

ninety-five, nineteen hundred ninety-six, nineteen hundred ninety-seven,

nineteen hundred ninety-eight, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, two

thousand, two thousand one, two thousand two, two thousand three, two

thousand four, two thousand five, two thousand six, two thousand seven,

two thousand eight, two thousand nine, two thousand ten or two thousand

eleven, is hereby extended, notwithstanding the provisions of such

general, special or local law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in

this section shall be construed to extend the provisions of article

eighteen of this chapter or to affect any statutory deadlines provided

in such article.

b. (i) Any program under which an employer in a public retirement

system funded by the state or one of its political subdivisions assumes

all or part of the contribution which would otherwise be made by its

employees toward retirement, which expires or terminates during nineteen

hundred seventy-four, is hereby extended, notwithstanding the provisions

of any other general, special or local law, except that commencing with

the payroll period the first day of which is nearest to January first,

nineteen hundred seventy-six, the rate of such contribution assumed by

an employer in any of the public retirement systems funded and

maintained by a city, shall be one-half the rate of such contribution

assumed by such employer for the immediately preceding payroll period

except as provided in paragraph (ii) of this subdivision.

(ii) Commencing with the first payroll period the first day of which

is subsequent to October first, two thousand, the rate of such

contribution assumed by an employer in the New York city police pension

fund and in the New York city fire department pension fund shall be

equal to the rate of such contributions assumed by such employer for the

payroll period preceding January first, nineteen hundred seventy-six.

c. All supplemental retirement allowances or supplemental pensions

paid to pensioners or beneficiaries of any retirement system supported

in whole or in part by the state or a political subdivision thereof,

which are scheduled to expire at any time during nineteen hundred

seventy-five, nineteen hundred seventy-six, nineteen hundred

seventy-seven, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, nineteen hundred

seventy-nine, nineteen hundred eighty, nineteen hundred eighty-one,

nineteen hundred eighty-two, nineteen hundred eighty-three, nineteen

hundred eighty-four, nineteen hundred eighty-five, nineteen hundred

eighty-six, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, nineteen hundred

eighty-eight, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, nineteen hundred ninety,

nineteen hundred ninety-one, nineteen hundred ninety-two, nineteen

hundred ninety-three, nineteen hundred ninety-four, nineteen hundred

ninety-five, nineteen hundred ninety-six, nineteen hundred ninety-seven,

nineteen hundred ninety-eight, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, two

thousand one, two thousand two, two thousand three, two thousand four,

two thousand five, two thousand six, two thousand seven, two thousand

eight, two thousand nine, two thousand ten or two thousand eleven, shall

be continued notwithstanding any other provision of any general, special

or local law provided, however, that all such supplemental retirement

allowances or supplemental pensions which are scheduled to expire at any

time during two thousand nine shall be continued notwithstanding any

other provisions of any general, special or local law.