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A 8878: Extends the waiver of approval and income limitations on to retired law enforcement officers employed as school resource officers in school districts and board of cooperative educational services.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What A 8878 does, verified January 9, 2026

The bill aims to allow retired law enforcement officers employed as school resource officers in school districts and board of cooperative educational services to work without prior approval. This change does not affect their retirement status or earnings, and it does not impact the repeal of the current law. The bill also excludes earnings from school employment from the earnings limitations imposed by the law. The changes take effect immediately, but the new provisions will be repealed with the repeal of the current law.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8878
What is the current status of A 8878?
As of January 9, 2026, A 8878 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
Did A 8878 pass?
Not yet. A 8878 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 8878, and where is it now?
A 8878 was authored by Asm. John McDonald. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental employees
Jun. 09, 2025referred to governmental employees
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 9, 2025 · 419 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8878 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to extending the waiver of approval and income limitations on to retired law enforcement officers employed as school resource officers in school districts and board of cooperative educational services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 211 of the retirement and social 2 security law, as added by section 1 of part HH of chapter 56 of the laws 3 of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, sections two 5 hundred twelve and four hundred one of this chapter and section five 6 hundred three of the education law and any other law, regulation, rule, 7 local law, or charter to the contrary, a retired person, or a law 8 enforcement officer as defined by section two hundred nine-v of the 9 general municipal law, assigned by any law enforcement agency as defined 10 in subdivision eight of section eighty-six of the public officers law, 11 may be employed and earn compensation in a position or positions in the 12 service of a school district or a board of cooperative educational 13 services in the state without any effect on [his or her] their status as 14 retired and without suspension or diminution of [his or her] their 15 retirement allowance and without prior approval pursuant to subdivision 16 two of this section. Earnings received as a result of employment in a 17 school district or a board of cooperative educational services in the 18 state shall not be applied to a retired person's or law enforcement 19 officer's earnings when calculating the earnings limitations imposed by 20 subdivisions one and two of section two hundred twelve of this article. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 22 the amendments to subdivision 9 of section 211 of the retirement and 23 social security law made by section one of this act shall not affect the 24 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13362-01-5 
Text of A 8878 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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