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Assembly Bill A8745
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
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
2009-A8745 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5792
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Suffolk County
2009-A8745 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8745 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to providing the rights and duties accorded a correction officer who is injured and dies in the line of duty to Andrew Reister PURPOSE: To allow the family of slain correction officer Andrew Reister to file a claim for benefits from his death. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would determine that Andrew Reister died as a result of an accident while acting in the performance of his duties as a Suffolk County Correction Officers. This bill would allow an application for a disability benefit and option election form to be filed by his personal representative. JUSTIFICATION: Mr. Reister was acting as a trained peace officer when on the evening of August 7, 2008, he attempted to curtail a potentially dangerous situation and in so doing was mortally injured. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
2009-A8745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5792 A. 8745 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y June 5, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT in relation to providing the rights and duties accorded a correction officer who is injured and dies in the line of duty to Andrew Reister THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislature finds and determines that on August 7, 2008 in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, Suffolk county correction officer Andrew Reister was injured and died as a result of an accident while he was acting according to his training as a peace officer in the state of New York and in the best interests of the public safety of the people of this state. S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Suffolk county correction officer Andrew Reister shall be deemed to have been injured and died while acting in the performance of his duties as a Suffolk county correction officer and shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits accorded such an officer who is injured and dies in the line of duty. S 3. An application for a disability benefit and an option election form may be filed by the personal representative of Andrew Reister on or after the effective date of this act and such application shall be deemed to have been timely filed. S 4. Any costs associated with this act shall be borne by the county of Suffolk. S 5. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill would deem deceased correction officer Andrew Reister to have been EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11187-04-9
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