Senate Bill S1113

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to creating volunteer peace officers' benefits in the event of injuries or death in the line of duty

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S1113 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837, Exec L; add §206-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S6321

2013-S1113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Chapter 64-c of the consolidated laws in relation to creating the volunteer peace officers' benefit law; provides volunteer peace officers' benefits in the event of injuries or death in the line of duty; relates to volunteer peace officer programs.

2013-S1113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1113

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT relating to constituting chapter 64-C of the  consolidated  laws,
  in relation to creating the volunteer peace officers' benefit law; and
  to  amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in relation
  to volunteer peace officer programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Chapter 64-C of the consolidated laws is added to read as
follows:
                  CHAPTER 64-C OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS
                  VOLUNTEER PEACE OFFICERS' BENEFIT LAW
                                                                    S
Article   I. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS ...................  1-3
         II. COVERAGE AND BENEFITS ...............................  5-25
        III. LIABILITY FOR BENEFITS; INSURANCE ................... 30-32
         IV. PROCEDURE ........................................... 40-61
          V. EFFECT UPON OTHER LAWS .............................. 90
                                ARTICLE I
                    SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS
Section 1. Short title.
        2. Purpose.
        3. Definitions.
  S 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as  the
"volunteer peace officers' benefit law".
  S 2. Purpose.  In  recognition  of  the unselfish service given to the
people of New York state by these volunteer peace  officers,  government
has  undertaken  to  provide for them and their families some measure of
protection against loss from death or injuries in the line of duty. This
chapter establishes a system of benefits for  volunteer  peace  officers

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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