Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 29, 2017 | vetoed memo.199 |
Nov 17, 2017 | delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2017 | returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.339 substituted for a7127 |
Jun 14, 2017 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request |
Jun 05, 2017 | advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2017 | 2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2017 | 1st report cal.1341 |
Apr 26, 2017 | referred to civil service and pensions |
senate Bill S5705
Vetoed By GovernorSponsored By
Elaine Phillips
(R) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Vetoed by Governor
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Todd Kaminsky
(D) 0 Senate District
S5705 (ACTIVE) - Details
S5705 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5705 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing accidental disability retirement benefits for chief fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals and fire marshal trainees in Nassau county SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This legislation provides for a Y2 performance of duty retirement for various fire marshal titles within Nassau County who are injured in the line of duty. JUSTIFICATION : Nassau County Fire Marshals provide services countywide, including inspectional duties, Hazmat operations, the investigation of suspicious fires, and the apprehension of arsonists and other criminals. They are armed peace officers in New York State. Though rare, it does happen that Nassau County Fire Marshals are rendered seriously and permanently disabled due to injuries sustained in the line of duty. While such instances occur infrequently, they are
S5705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5705 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 26, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PHILLIPS -- 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 providing accidental disability retirement benefits for chief fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals and fire marshal trainees in Nassau county 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 a new section 607-i to read as follows: § 607-I. PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR CHIEF FIRE MARSHALS, ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE MARSHALS, DIVISION SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHALS, SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHALS, FIRE MARSHALS AND FIRE MARSHAL TRAINEES IN NASSAU COUNTY. A. THE COUNTY OF NASSAU SHALL MAKE THE BENE- FITS PROVIDED HEREIN AVAILABLE TO CHIEF FIRE MARSHALS, ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE MARSHALS, DIVISION SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHALS, SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHALS, FIRE MARSHALS AND FIRE MARSHAL TRAINEES IN THE EMPLOY OF NASSAU COUNTY. B. A MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RETIREMENT FOR DISABILITY INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IF, AT THE TIME APPLICATION THEREFOR IS FILED, HE OR SHE IS: 1. PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY INCAPACITATED FOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF A DISABILITY, NOT CAUSED BY HIS OR HER OWN WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE SUSTAINED IN SUCH SERVICE AND WHILE ACTUALLY A MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND 2. ACTUALLY IN SERVICE UPON WHICH HIS OR HER MEMBERSHIP IS BASED. HOWEVER, IN A CASE WHERE A MEMBER IS DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE, EITHER VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY, SUBSEQUENT TO SUSTAINING A DISABILITY IN SUCH SERVICE, APPLICATION MAY BE MADE NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE MEMBER IS FIRST DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE; AND PROVIDED THAT THE MEMBER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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