Assembly Bill A6501

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a cancer presumption for certain firefighters

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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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2017-A6501 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4564
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §207-kkk, Gen Muni L

2017-A6501 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a cancer presumption for certain firefighters.

2017-A6501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6501
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, in relation to creating a
   cancer presumption for firefighters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 207-kkk to read as follows:
   § 207-KKK. FIREFIGHTERS; DISABILITIES CAUSED BY CANCER.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY  CONDITION
 OF  IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY (I) ANY CONDITION OF CANCER AFFECTING
 THE LYMPHATIC, DIGESTIVE, HEMATOLOGICAL, URINARY, NEUROLOGICAL,  BREAST,
 REPRODUCTIVE, OR PROSTATE SYSTEMS OR (II) MELANOMA RESULTING IN TOTAL OR
 PARTIAL  DISABILITY  OR  DEATH  TO A PAID MEMBER OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
 FIRE DISTRICT THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND  LOCAL  POLICE
 AND  FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINA-
 TION ON ENTRY INTO THE SERVICE OF  SUCH  DEPARTMENT,  WHICH  EXAMINATION
 FAILED  TO  REVEAL  ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE
 EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE  OF  DUTY
 UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10089-01-7

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