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A 8544

Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to a certain police officer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Anna Kelles

Summary of New York State Bill A 8544 Purpose and IntentThis bill seeks to authorize the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional 20-year retirement plan to a specific police of

SUBSTITUTED BY S8219
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Bill Summary · A 8544

Summary of New York State Bill A 8544

Purpose and Intent

This bill seeks to authorize the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional 20-year retirement plan to a specific police officer. The bill is intended to provide this police officer with an alternative retirement option beyond the standard retirement plan.

Key Provisions

  • Allows the village of Trumansburg to establish an optional 20-year retirement plan for a single, named police officer
  • The police officer would be eligible to retire and receive pension benefits after 20 years of service, rather than the standard retirement timeline
  • The village would be responsible for any additional costs associated with providing this alternative 20-year retirement plan

Affected Parties

  • The village of Trumansburg and its police department
  • The specific police officer who would be eligible for the optional 20-year retirement plan

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • This bill was introduced in the New York State Assembly on May 20, 2025
  • It has been substituted by the companion bill S 8219, which is currently under consideration
  • If enacted, the provisions of this bill would take effect immediately upon becoming law

Overall, this targeted legislation aims to provide a single police officer in the village of Trumansburg with an alternative retirement option that allows for earlier retirement after 20 years of service, rather than the standard retirement timeline. The village would be responsible for any additional costs associated with this plan.

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

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