New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 7 - Executive Orders (David A. Paterson) › Section 7.15 - Executive order no. 15: establishing a task force on public employee retiree health care benefits

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of all New Yorkers that the
					 State and local governments provide retirees receiving health care benefits
					 with quality and affordable health care; and
WHEREAS, many retirees have expressed concern that their
					 health benefits will be singled out for reduction during difficult fiscal
					 times; and
WHEREAS, health care costs have consistently grown faster
					 than the rate of inflation in recent years, straining the finances of public
					 employers; and
WHEREAS, Government Accounting Standards Bulletin (GASB) 45
					 requires greater disclosure on public entities' financial statements of the
					 their future health care liabilities to retired employees, and failure to
					 properly account for these liabilities could potentially impact the State's or
					 localities' financial rating; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for a dispassionate and informed
					 study of this issue, which will allow for compilation of relevant background
					 information; sharing of viewpoints between interested parties; exploration and
					 evaluation of possible reform proposals; and efforts to reach consensus and
					 make recommendations on relevant issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, David A. Paterson, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 laws of the State of New York, including section six  of the Executive Law, do
					 hereby order as follows:
1. There is
				  hereby established the New York State Task Force on Public Retiree Health Care
				  Benefits, to examine the present status of, and policy options for, health
				  benefits received by retirees that were employed by the State, localities,
				  public benefit corporations and other public employers.
2. The task force shall be comprised of the
				  following fifteen members, appointed by the Governor as follows:
(a) The chair of the Task Force, who shall be
				  selected by the Governor;
(b) The
				  Commissioner of Civil Service or his or her designee;
(c) The Commissioner of Health or his or her
				  designee;
(d) The Director of the
				  Office for the Aging or his or her designee;
(e) The Director of the Division of Budget or
				  his or her designee;
(f) The
				  Superintendent of Insurance or his or her designee;
(g) One member upon the recommendation of the
				  New York State Comptroller, or his or her designee;
(h) One member upon the recommendation of the
				  Speaker of the Assembly or his or her designee;
(i) One member upon the recommendation of the
				  Temporary President of the Senate or his or her designee;
(j) Two members upon the recommendation of
				  the New York State AFL-CIO;
(k) One
				  member upon the joint recommendation of the New York State Retired Public
				  Employees Association and Alliance of Public Retiree Organizations of New
				  York;
(l) One member upon the
				  recommendation of the New York State Association of Towns;
(m) One member upon the recommendation of the
				  New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials; and
(n) One member upon the recommendation of the
				  New York State Association of Counties.