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Jun 11, 2014 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 26, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 25, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 24, 2014 |
1st report cal.329 |
Mar 19, 2014 |
print number 3785b |
Mar 19, 2014 |
amend and recommit to civil service and pensions |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to civil service and pensions returned to senate died in assembly |
May 20, 2013 |
referred to governmental employees delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 08, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 07, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 06, 2013 |
1st report cal.530 |
Apr 30, 2013 |
print number 3785a |
Apr 30, 2013 |
amend (t) and recommit to civil service and pensions |
Feb 15, 2013 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S3785A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2013-S3785 - Details
2013-S3785 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3785 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to establishing a presumption that police officers and firefighters, who contract methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or staph/MRSA, contracted such disease in the performance of his or her duties PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill intends to provide 2 police officers and firefighters a proper pension in the case of employment related disabilities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would provide a 75% accidental disability benefit for police officers and firefighters provide the assumption that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus was contracted in the line of duty. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH pus BILL WOULD ALTER: Presently, police officers' and firefighters who suffer employment related disabilities such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, or HIV are able to receive a three quarters accidental disability benefit. This legislation would extend such a benefit to those police officers and firefighters who contract methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. JUSTIFICATION: Due to the increased exposure which police officers and firefighters have to those individuals who have methicillin
2013-S3785 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3785 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to establishing a presumption that police officers and firefighters, who contract methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or staph/MRSA, contracted such disease in the performance of his or her duties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 363-ddd to read as follows: S 363-DDD. IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION; STAPH/MRSA. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER WHO IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE AND WHO CONTRACTS METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA), OR STAPH/MRSA WILL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE CONTRACTED SUCH DISEASE IN THE PERFORMANCE OR DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AND TO BE DISABLED FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill will affect certain members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System by presuming that contracting MRSA or Staph/MRSA will qualify them for an accidental disability retirement, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence. If this bill is enacted, it would lead to more disabilities being classified as "accidental". For the disabilities so classified due to this bill, the cost would depend on whether such person would have otherwise been eligible for an ordinary disability, a performance of duty disability or a service retirement. For those who contract such EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08933-01-3
2013-S3785A - Details
2013-S3785A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3785A REVISED 5/17/13 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill intends to provide to police officers and firefighters a proper pension in case of employment related disabilities associated with MRSA. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would provide a 75% accidental disability benefit for police officers and firefighters provide the assumption that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus was contracted in the line of duty. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAN WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Presently, police officers' and firefighters who suffer employment related disabilities such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, or HIV are able to receive a three quarters accidental disability benefit. This legislation would extend such a benefit to those police officers and firefighters who contract methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. JUSTIFICATION: Due to the increased exposure which police officers and firefighters have to those individuals who have methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and to protect the families of those police officers and firefighters who are so exposed, a presumption that the individual is disabled from the performance of duties is
2013-S3785A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3785--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 363-ddd to read as follows: S 363-DDD. IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION; STAPH/MRSA. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER WHO IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE AND WHO CONTRACTS METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) OR STAPH/MRSA WILL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE CONTRACTED SUCH DISEASE IN THE PERFORMANCE OR DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AND TO BE DISABLED FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50 and Retirement and Social Security Law Section 25: Re: Fiscal Note #2013-58 This bill will affect certain members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System by presuming that contracting MRSA or Staph/MRSA will qualify them for an accidental disability retirement, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence. If this bill is enacted, it would lead to more disabilities being classified as " accidental". For the disabilities so classified due to this bill, the cost would depend on whether such person would have EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08933-02-3
2013-S3785B (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3785B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3785B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill intends to provide to police officers and firefighters a proper pension in case of employment related disabilities associated with MRSA. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would provide a 75% accidental disability benefit for police officers and firefighters provide the assumption that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus was contracted in the line of duty. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAN WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Presently, police officers' and firefighters who suffer employment related disabilities such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, or HIV are able to receive a three quarters accidental disability benefit. This legislation would extend such a benefit to those police officers and firefighters who contract methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. JUSTIFICATION: Due to the increased exposure which police officers and firefighters have to those individuals who have methicillin resist--ant staphylococcus aureus and to protect the families of those police offi- cers and firefighters who are so exposed, a presumption that the indi- vidual is disabled from the performance of duties is warranted. The
2013-S3785B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3785--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 363-ddd to read as follows: S 363-DDD. IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION; STAPH/MRSA. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER WHO IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE AND WHO CONTRACTS METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) OR STAPH/MRSA WILL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE CONTRACTED SUCH DISEASE IN THE PERFORMANCE OR DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AND TO BE DISABLED FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.-- This bill will affect certain members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System by presuming that contracting MRSA or Staph/MRSA will qualify them for an accidental disa- bility retirement, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence. If this bill is enacted, it would lead to more disabilities being classified as "accidental". For the disabilities so classified due to this bill, the cost would depend on whether such person would have EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08933-03-4
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