| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
| Nov 20, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5989
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S5989 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5989 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5989
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to
civil service credits for step children of and children raised and
financially supported by firefighters, police officers, emergency
medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty
PURPOSE: To provide "legacy credits" to step children and children not
legally adopted, but raised and financially supported by a parent who
dies in the line of duty. Legacy credits are points which can be used
on civil service tests when the job applicant is the child of a first
responder killed in the line of duty.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Subdivision 1 of section 85-a of the
civil service law by adding a new paragraph c to add this new class of
children of emergency responders to be eligible for legacy credits.
JUSTIFICATION: This legislation seeks to extend the benefit of legacy
credits to the children of emergency responders killed in the line of
duty that may not be biological or legally adopted children. In many
cases, these first responders have "raised" these children, including
providing for them financially for many years, and acted as their
parent in every sense of the word. As a tribute to the heroism of
these first responders and appreciation to their families' sacrifice,
these legacy credits should be extended to these children.
2013-S5989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5989
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
November 20, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to civil service
credits for step children of and children raised and financially
supported by firefighters, police officers, emergency medical techni-
cians and paramedics killed in the line of duty
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 85-a of the civil service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CHILD" SHALL INCLUDE A
STEP CHILD OF OR A CHILD RAISED AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY SUCH FIRE-
FIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13083-01-3
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