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A 7571

authorizing Liliana Fernandez-Clemente, the widow of Daniel Clemente, to file a new service retirement application and option election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Karl Brabenec

Authorizes Liliana Fernandez-Clemente to file a new NYS/Local Employees' Retirement System service retirement application and option election, enabling survivor-benefit choices.

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
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Bill Summary · A 7571

Summary of Assembly Bill A 7571

Overview

A 7571, introduced on April 1, 2025, and currently referred to the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees, would authorize Liliana Fernandez-Clemente, the widow of Daniel Clemente, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system. The primary sponsor is Assemblymember Karl Brabenec. A Senate companion bill exists (S 7397).

Purpose and intent

  • To provide the widow the ability to initiate a fresh service retirement application and to elect a retirement option with the NYS and Local Employees' Retirement System.
  • The measure appears aimed at ensuring a widow can pursue retirement benefits and select a preferred survivor or other retirement option consistent with the retirement system’s rules.

Key provisions (inferred from the bill’s title)

  • Authorization for a specific widow, Liliana Fernandez-Clemente, to submit a new service retirement application to the NYS and Local Employees' Retirement System.
  • Authorization to submit an option election form, enabling the selection among retirement benefit options available under the system.
  • Application and option election would be processed by the NYS and Local Employees' Retirement System, under the framework of existing law governing service retirement and survivor-benefit elections.

Note: The full text of the bill would provide precise procedural steps, eligibility details, and how such a filing would interact with any prior applications or elections. The summary here reflects the bill’s stated purpose based on the title.

Who would be affected

  • The primary beneficiary named in the bill: Liliana Fernandez-Clemente (the widow of Daniel Clemente).
  • The New York state and local employees' retirement system (NYSLOERS/NYSLRS) would administer the new service retirement filing and option election.
  • Potential indirect effects on survivor benefits for Daniel Clemente’s service history, depending on the option chosen and applicable eligibility requirements.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (as of introduction date).
  • Introduced: April 1, 2025.
  • Legislative actions listed show the same committee referral on the same date.
  • Companion bill: S 7397 in the Senate, indicating parallel consideration in the other chamber.

Potential impact

  • Enables a specific beneficiary to pursue retirement benefits and select an option post-death or in a context related to the member’s service record.
  • Could streamline or clarify process for filing a new retirement application and option election in cases involving widows, potentially avoiding procedural obstacles from prior filings.
  • Any fiscal impact would depend on the option elected and the resulting benefit calculations under NYSLOERS/NYSLRS, consistent with existing retirement-law formulas.

Next steps

  • Monitor committee action on A 7571 and the Senate companion S 7397 for amendments, exact language, and potential passages.
  • If enacted, the NYS and Local Employees' Retirement System would implement the new filing and option-election process in accordance with the bill’s provisions and existing law.

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

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