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Senate Bill S5792

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides the rights and duties accorded a correction officer who is injured and dies in the line of duty to Andrew Reister

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2009-S5792 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8745
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Suffolk County

2009-S5792 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides the rights and duties accorded a correction officer who is injured and dies in the line of duty to Andrew Reister.

2009-S5792 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5792 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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