Senate Bill S7216A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Includes additional personnel in definition of police officer for purposes of presumption regarding impairment caused by heart disease

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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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co-Sponsors

2015-S7216 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10030
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§363-a & 302, R & SS L

2015-S7216 - Summary

Provides certain disability benefits for disabilities related to heart disease to sworn police officers of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, capital police officers in the office of general services and forest rangers; provides that any condition of impairment of health, caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in disability or death to such sworn police officer, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance of such officer's duty.

2015-S7216 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7216 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7216

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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
  certain disabilities of environmental police officers, forest rangers,
  and capital police officers

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

  Section 1. Section 363-a of the retirement and social security law, as
amended by chapter 967 of the laws of 1974, subdivision 3 as amended  by
chapter  357 of the laws of 2002 and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter
768 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
  S 363-a. [Firemen and policemen]  FIREFIGHTERS  AND  POLICE  OFFICERS;
certain  disabilities. 1.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter
or of any general, special, or local law to the contrary, any  condition
of  impairment  of  health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in
disability or death to a  [fireman]  FIREFIGHTER  shall  be  presumptive
evidence  that  it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty
and the natural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary
be proved by competent evidence.
  2. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or  of  any  general,
special,  or  local  law to the contrary, any condition of impairment of
health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in disability or death
to a [policeman] POLICE OFFICER, presently employed, and who shall  have
sustained  such  disability  while  so  employed,  shall  be presumptive
evidence that [is] IT was incurred in the performance and  discharge  of
duty, unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence.
  3. As used in this section, the [term "fireman" and "policeman" means]
TERMS "FIREFIGHTER" AND "POLICE OFFICER" MEAN any member who is perform-
ing  police  or  fire  service,  as the phrase police or fire service is
defined in paragraphs a, b, c, d, F (AS ADDED  BY  CHAPTER  SIX  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN EIGHTY-SIX), F (AS ADDED BY CHAPTER
SIX  HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN EIGHTY-SIX), g, [and]
h AND J of subdivision eleven of section three hundred two of this arti-
cle, and who, prior to entry into service as a  [fireman  or  policeman]

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

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2015-S7216A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10030
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§363-a & 302, R & SS L

2015-S7216A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides certain disability benefits for disabilities related to heart disease to sworn police officers of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, capital police officers in the office of general services and forest rangers; provides that any condition of impairment of health, caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in disability or death to such sworn police officer, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance of such officer's duty.

2015-S7216A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7216A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7216--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. FUNKE, GALLIVAN -- 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
  certain disabilities of environmental police officers, forest rangers,
  and capital police officers

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

  Section 1. Section 363-a of the retirement and social security law, as
amended  by chapter 967 of the laws of 1974, subdivision 3 as amended by
chapter 357 of the laws of 2002 and subdivision 4 as amended by  chapter
768 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
  S  363-a.  [Firemen  and  policemen] FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS;
certain disabilities. 1.  Notwithstanding any provision of this  chapter
or  of any general, special, or local law to the contrary, any condition
of impairment of health caused by diseases of the  heart,  resulting  in
disability  or  death  to  a  [fireman] FIREFIGHTER shall be presumptive
evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge  of  duty
and the natural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary
be proved by competent evidence.
  2.  Notwithstanding  any  provision of this chapter or of any general,
special, or local law to the contrary, any condition  of  impairment  of
health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in disability or death
to  a [policeman] POLICE OFFICER, presently employed, and who shall have
sustained such  disability  while  so  employed,  shall  be  presumptive
evidence  that  [is] IT was incurred in the performance and discharge of
duty, unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence.
  3. As used in this section, the [term "fireman" and "policeman" means]
TERMS "FIREFIGHTER" AND "POLICE OFFICER" MEAN any member who is perform-
ing police or fire service, as the phrase  police  or  fire  service  is
defined  in  paragraphs  a,  b, c, d, F (AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN EIGHTY-SIX), F (AS ADDED BY CHAPTER
SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN EIGHTY-SIX), g,  [and]

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

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