assembly Bill A8326

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to disability benefits for firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Vetoed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2017 vetoed memo.246
Dec 06, 2017 delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2017 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.521
substituted for a8326
Jun 20, 2017 substituted by s6529
Jun 19, 2017 ordered to third reading rules cal.521
rules report cal.521
reported
reported referred to rules
Jun 14, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
Jun 08, 2017 referred to governmental employees

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A8326 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6529
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§63-g, 63-h, 607-i & 607-j, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10614, S8071
2019-2020: A4436, A9926, S3801, S7534
2021-2022: A6732, S4408

A8326 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disability benefits for firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs.

A8326 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  8326

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
  disability benefits for firefighters employed by the division of mili-
  tary and naval affairs

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

  Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
two new sections 63-g and 63-h to read as follows:
  §  63-G.  PERFORMANCE  OF DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT. A. ANY MEMBER OF
THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM EMPLOYED BY THE DIVISION  OF  MILITARY  AND  NAVAL
AFFAIRS  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION IF HE OR SHE IS AN AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER APPRENTICE, AIRPORT FIRE-
FIGHTER I, AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER II, AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER III  OR  TRAINING
AND SAFETY OFFICER.
  B.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL OR
SPECIAL LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  MEMBER  WHO  BECOMES  PHYSICALLY  OR
MENTALLY  INCAPACITATED AS THE RESULT OF A DISABILITY FROM ANY CONDITION
OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY: (1) DISEASES OF THE HEART; OR (2) ANY
(I) MELANOMA OR (II) CONDITION OF CANCER AFFECTING THE LYMPHATIC, DIGES-
TIVE, HEMATOLOGICAL,  URINARY,  NEUROLOGICAL,  BREAST,  REPRODUCTIVE  OR
PROSTATE SYSTEMS, WHO IS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND WHO SHALL HAVE SUSTAINED
SUCH  DISABILITY  WHILE  SO  EMPLOYED AND WHILE ACTUALLY A MEMBER OF THE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED  A  PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION  ON
ENTRY  INTO  SERVICE AS AN AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER APPRENTICE, AIRPORT FIRE-
FIGHTER I, AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER II, AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER III  OR  TRAINING
AND SAFETY OFFICER, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY
DISEASE  OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT OF THE HEART OR SUCH MELANOMA OR CONDITION,
SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH  DISABILITY  OR  DEATH  (A)  WAS
CAUSED BY THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, NOT CAUSED BY
SUCH  FIREFIGHTER'S  OWN NEGLIGENCE AND (B) WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORM-

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