senate Bill S3922

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to disability retirement for members of the department of environmental conservation, forest rangers, university police officers and the regional state park police

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

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 20, 2019 vetoed memo.266
delivered to governor
Jun 17, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.144
substituted for a6214
May 20, 2019 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 13, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 08, 2019 2nd report cal.
May 07, 2019 1st report cal.608
Apr 30, 2019 reported and committed to finance
Feb 21, 2019 referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

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May 7, 2019 - Finance committee Vote

S3922
21
0
committee
21
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Apr 30, 2019 - Civil Service and Pensions committee Vote

S3922
6
0
committee
6
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Civil Service and Pensions Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2019

aye wr (1)

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S3922 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6214
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §363-ee, amd §363-e, R & SS L

S3922 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disability retirement for members of the department of environmental conservation, forest rangers, university police officers and the regional state park police.

S3922 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3922

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 21, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GOUNARDES, FUNKE -- 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
  disability  retirement  for members of the department of environmental
  conservation, forest  rangers,  university  police  officers  and  the
  regional state park police

  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 363-ee to read as follows:
  § 363-EE.  ACCIDENTAL  DISABILITY  RETIREMENT  ALLOWANCE  FOR  CERTAIN
MEMBERS OR OFFICERS OF THE DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  FOREST  RANGERS,  REGIONAL  STATE PARK
POLICE OFFICERS, AND UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICERS. A. A MEMBER  MAY  ELECT
TO  RECEIVE  AN  ACCIDENTAL  DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE AS PROVIDED
UNDER THIS SECTION IN LIEU OF THE BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-E OF THIS TITLE 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 AN ACCIDENT NOT CAUSED BY HIS OR HER OWN
WILLFUL  NEGLIGENCE  SUSTAINED IN SUCH SERVICE AND WHILE ACTUALLY A NON-
SEASONALLY APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE DIVISION OF LAW  ENFORCEMENT  IN  THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  A  POLICE  OFFICER  IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AN  OFFICER  IN  THE  REGIONAL
STATE  PARK  POLICE, A FOREST RANGER IN THE SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WHICH SHALL MEAN A PERSON  WHO  SERVES  ON  A
FULL-TIME  BASIS  IN  THE  TITLE  OF  FOREST RANGER I, FOREST RANGER II,
FOREST RANGER III, ASSISTANT  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FOREST  FIRE  CONTROL,
SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FOREST  FIRE  CONTROL OR ANY SUCCESSOR TITLES OR NEW
TITLES IN THE FOREST RANGER TITLE SERIES IN THE DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRON-

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

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