S 2009: Provides a corrective remedy for certain administrative errors, omissions or inaccuracies relating to membership and benefits under the retirement system.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2009 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the powers and duties of the comptroller The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding 2 a new section 11-a to read as follows: 3 § 11-a. Discretionary powers of the comptroller. Notwithstanding any 4 other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the comptroller, as the 5 administrative head of the retirement system, shall have the power and 6 authority to provide a corrective remedy for any member of the retire- 7 ment system or any employee who would otherwise be entitled to member- 8 ship, including the authority to accept applications for membership, 9 changes in membership status, plan designation and other actions which 10 are barred by law, rule or regulation, where the comptroller determines 11 that such action is justified and necessary to correct administrative 12 errors, omissions or inaccuracies or any member, person entitled to 13 membership or participating employer. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00766-01-5