NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6249
SPONSOR: Simone TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to granting Gabrielle Tessler continued health cover-
age in retirement
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill states Gabrielle Tessler, who is an employee of
the NYC Board of Education, shall not be subject to local law number
nine of 2010 of the city of New York, shall be deemed to have become
employed by the board of education prior to April 27, 2010, and shall be
subject to clause (B) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph ii of subdivision a
of section 12-126 of the administrative code of the city of New York for
the purpose of determining vesting for health coverage in retirement.
Section two of the bill states that all costs pursuant to this act shall
be borne by the City of New York.
Section three of the bill includes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Gabrielle Tessler was hired as school nurses in January of 2014 by the
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. After three years, she was
offered the opportunity to transfer as a school nurse to the NYC Depart-
ment of Education. Before this transfer, they were informed that the
rule which allowed her to retire with full health benefits under DOHMH
would remain the same under DOE. After transferring departments she
learned there had been a rule change she was not informed of requiring
her to now work 15 years for the same benefit.
This bill would allow Ms. Tessler to be deemed employed by the Depart-
ment of Education to a prior date for the purpose of determining vesting
for continued health coverage.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024 - print number 79B4a
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6249
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees
AN ACT in relation to granting Gabrielle Tessler continued health cover-
age in retirement
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 and solely for the purpose of determining vesting for continued health
3 coverage in retirement pursuant to subdivision b of section 12-126 of
4 the administrative code of the city of New York, Gabrielle Tessler, an
5 employee of the board of education who is a member of the board of
6 education retirement system, shall not be subject to local law number
7 nine of 2010 of the city of New York, shall be deemed to have become
8 employed by the board of education prior to April 27, 2010, and shall be
9 subject to clause (B) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph ii of subdivision a
10 of section 12-126 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
11 § 2. The associated costs of the implementation of this act shall be
12 borne entirely by the city of New York.
13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03988-01-5
