Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 29, 2017 |
signed chap.432 |
Nov 17, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.487 substituted for a6403 |
May 09, 2017 |
referred to governmental employees delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 02, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.688 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 22, 2017 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S4622
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4622 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to accidental disability retirement PURPOSE : To extend the filing deadline from 2 years to 5 years for firefighters in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System to file application for disability benefits due to certain cancers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill amends Retirement and Social Security Law section 363(a)(2) to change the filing deadline for applications for accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to section 363-d to 5 years. Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately and apply to all applications filed on or after January 1, 2014. EXISTING LAW : The current filing deadline is 2 years.
2017-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4622 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 22, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 accidental disability retirement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision a of section 363 of the retire- ment and social security law, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 2. Actually in service upon which his membership is based. However, in a case where a member is discontinued from service subsequent to the accident, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and provided that the member meets the requirements of paragraph one of this subdivision, application may be made, either (a) by a vested member incapacitated as the result of a qualifying World Trade Center condition as defined in section two of this chapter at any time, or (b) not later than two years after the member is first discontinued from service. PROVIDED FURTHER THAT IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICATION FILED FOR ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY BENE- FITS PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-D OF THIS TITLE, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING FOR SUCH BENEFITS SHALL BE FIVE YEARS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and apply to all applica- tions filed on or after January 1, 2014. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to legislative law, Section 50: This bill would extend the filing deadline from 2 years to 5 years for active and retired firefighters in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System to file an application for accidental disa- bility retirement due to certain cancers. It will apply to all disabili- ty applications filed on or after January 1, 2014. If this bill is enacted, the cost would depend on the age, service, salary and plan of the affected firefighters, as well as whether such person would have otherwise been eligible for, or has been receiving an EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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