New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8579: Grants retroactive membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees
Status: In committee, 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, March 5, 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
- Michael Tannousis (R, 64) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8167A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.541
- : RULES REPORT CAL.541
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 8579A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement
Common questions
- What is A8579?
- A8579 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 A8579 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 A8579?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8167A (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8579?
- Michael Tannousis (R, 64).
- Where is the official record for A8579?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8579
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