Bill

S 6440

Authorizes Brian Studley, a police officer employed by the New York state university police department at SUNY Fredonia, to participate in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system

2025 Regular Session Introduced by George Borrello

Authorizes SUNY Fredonia officer Brian Studley to join the NYS Police and Fire Retirement System, affecting his retirement eligibility and benefits.

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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Bill Summary · S 6440

S 6440 authorizes Brian Studley, a police officer employed by the New York State University Police Department at SUNY Fredonia, to participate in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (commonly referred to as the NYS Police and Fire Retirement System / NYSLRS for police and fire personnel).

The bill aims to bring Brian Studley into the NYS and Local Police and Fire Retirement System as a member, enabling eligibility for retirement benefits through the system associated with police and fire personnel.

Authorization for a named SUNY Fredonia campus police officer (Brian Studley) to participate in the NYS and Local Police and Fire Retirement System.
The change would affect the officer’s retirement eligibility, contribution requirements, and benefit accrual under the NYSLRS Police and Fire program, and would involve the applicable employer/employee funding and benefit rules as administered by the retirement system.

Primary affected party: Brian Studley, police officer with the SUNY Fredonia campus police.
Secondary/administrative effects: SUNY Fredonia as the employer, the SUNY system, and the NYS Police and Fire Retirement System as the administering retirement program.

Introduced: March 13, 2025.
Status: Referred to the Civil Service and Pensions committee.
Legislative actions recorded on March 13, 2025 indicate the bill was referred to the Civil Service and Pensions committee (listed twice in the actions).
There is a companion bill in the Assembly: A 8123 (noted as a companion).

Fiscal impact: The bill would potentially affect retirement system funding and contributor obligations for the officer and employer; no explicit fiscal note is provided in the summary.
Policy impact: Creates or clarifies eligibility for participation in NYSLRS for a specific SUNY campus police officer, which can reflect parity or correcting eligibility for certain law enforcement personnel within SUNY police forces.

If advanced by the Civil Service and Pensions committee, the bill would proceed through further legislative steps (potential hearings, amendments, and votes in both chambers) and, if enacted, would become law and apply to Brian Studley’s retirement eligibility under NYSLRS.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.