S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4102
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 3, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to excluding members of the police force who use hearing
assistance devices from the definition of disabled
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 14-122 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended to read as follows:
§ 14-122 Relief from active duty due to disability. The commissioner
shall have power to relieve from active duty on patrol any member of the
police force, who, while in the actual performance of duty and without
fault or misconduct on his or her part, shall have become disabled,
physically, as a result of injuries or illness attributable thereto, so
as to be unfit to perform full police duty, such disability having been
certified to by so many of the police surgeons as the commissioner may
require. Such member may be assigned to the performance of such light
duties as he or she may be qualified to perform. THE TERM "DISABLED" AS
USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT INCLUDE THOSE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE
WHO CAN FULLY PERFORM POLICE DUTIES WITH THE USE OF A HEARING ASSISTANCE
DEVICE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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