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NY State Legislature· A7428-2025Signed by Governor

Extends for four fiscal years the current 7% per annum statutory rate of interest used in valuing retirement system liabilities for the purpose of computing the amount of employer contributions, the official text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7428
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  the  rate of interest used in the actuarial valuation of
   liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions  to  the  New
   York  city  employees'  retirement system, the New York city teachers'
   retirement system, the police pension fund, subchapter two,  the  fire
   department  pension  fund,  subchapter  two and the board of education
   retirement system of such city by public employers and other  obligors
   required  to  make  employer contributions to such retirement systems,
   the crediting of special interest and additional interest  to  members
   of  such retirement systems, and the allowance of supplementary inter-
   est on the funds of such retirement systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  2  of subdivision b of section 13-638.2 of the
 administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by  chapter  184
 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  With  respect  to  each  retirement system, such rate of interest
 shall be as hereinafter set forth in this paragraph:
 
                                                 First day and
                                                 last day of
                    Rate of interest             fiscal year or
                    per centum per               series of fiscal
 Retirement         annum, compounded            years for which
 System             annually                     rate is effective
 ________________________________________________________________________
 NYCERS             7%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 NYCTRS             7%                           July 1, 2011 to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11358-01-5
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                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 PPF                7%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 FPF                7%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 BERS               7%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 
   §  2. Paragraph 2 of subdivision f of section 13-638.2 of the adminis-
 trative code of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 184  of  the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  Such  special  interest shall be allowed at the rates and for the
 periods set forth below in this paragraph:
 
                                                 First day and
                                                 last day of
                    Rate of interest             fiscal year or
                    per centum per               series of fiscal
 Retirement         annum, compounded            years for which
 System             annually                     rate is effective
 ________________________________________________________________________
 NYCERS              1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 NYCTRS              1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 PPF                 1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 FPF                 1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 BERS                1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 
   § 3. Paragraph 2 of subdivision g of section 13-638.2 of the  adminis-
 trative  code  of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 184 of the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (2) Such additional interest shall be included at the  rates  and  for
 the periods set forth below in this paragraph:
 
                                                 First day and
                                                 last day of
                    Rate of interest             fiscal year or
                    per centum per               series of fiscal
 Retirement         annum, compounded            years for which
 System             annually                     rate is effective
 ________________________________________________________________________
 NYCERS              1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 NYCTRS              1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 PPF                 1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 FPF                 1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 BERS                1 1/4%                      July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
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   §  4. Paragraph 2 of subdivision i of section 13-638.2 of the adminis-
 trative code of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 184  of  the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  Such supplementary interest shall be allowed at the rates and for
 the periods set forth below in this paragraph:

                                                 First day and
                                                 last day of
                    Rate of interest             fiscal year or
                    per centum per               series of fiscal
 Retirement         annum, compounded            years for which
 System             annually                     rate is effective
 ________________________________________________________________________
 NYCERS             0%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 NYCTRS             0%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 PPF                0%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 FPF                0%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 BERS               0%                           July 1, 2011 to
                                                 June 30, [2025] 2029
 
   § 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025;  provided,  however,  if
 this  act  shall have become a law after such date, it shall take effect
 immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on
 and after July 1, 2025.
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