New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S8167: Grants retroactive membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees
Status: Passed both chambers, June 5, 2026
Grants retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees employed by the city of Yonkers parks department for the period beginning in 2009 and ending in 2014.
What the bill says
An act granting retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees.
From the amended text, February 27, 2026:
AN ACT granting retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person, who is currently employed by the New York city department of education and a member of the New York city teachers' retirement system, and who was employed by the city of Yonkers parks department for the period beginning in 2009 and ending in 2014, and who, for reasons not ascribable to their own negligence, failed to become a member of the New York state and local employees' retirement system during such employment with the city of Yonkers parks department in 2009, shall be granted service credit in the New York city teachers' retirement system for their employment with the city of Yonkers parks department for the period beginning in 2009 and ending in 2014 and shall be granted Tier IV status in such retirement system, provided that an application is filed with the head of the New York city teachers' retirement system within one year from the effective date of this act. § 2. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be borne by the city of New York. § …
Sponsors
- Andrew Lanza (R, 24) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.541
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A8579A
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : HOME RULE REQUEST
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1476
- : COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
Votes
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (June 1, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules Committee Vote (June 1, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 1, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement
Common questions
- What is S8167?
- S8167 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Grants retroactive membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees.
- What does S8167 do?
- In its own words: An act granting retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees.
- What is the status of S8167?
- Passed both chambers as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO SENATE (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8167?
- Andrew Lanza (R, 24).
- Where is the official record for S8167?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8167
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