Senate Bill S5898

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5898 - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3521
2017-2018: S6371

2019-S5898 - Summary

Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

2019-S5898 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5898 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5898
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 benefits for certain participants in World Trade
   Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the  retire-
 ment  and  social security law is renumbered paragraph 5 and a new para-
 graph 4 is added to read as follows:
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,
 ANY MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP WHEN SUCH MEMBER PARTICIPATED IN
 WORLD  TRADE  CENTER  RESCUE,  RECOVERY,  OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, AS SUCH
 PARTICIPATION IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO INCURRED  A
 QUALIFYING  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF
 THIS CHAPTER, THAT IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN INCURRED IN  THE  PERFORM-
 ANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY AND IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN
 ACCIDENT  NOT  CAUSED  BY SUCH MEMBER'S OWN WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE, SHALL BE
 PAID A PERFORMANCE OF DUTY  DISABILITY  RETIREMENT  ALLOWANCE  EQUAL  TO
 THREE-QUARTERS  OF  FINAL  AVERAGE SALARY.   THE PAYMENT OF SUCH PENSION
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF  THIS  CHAP-
 TER.
   §  2. Section 507 of the retirement and social security law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision h-1 to read as follows:
   H-1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRA-
 RY,  ANY  MEMBER  WHO  HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP WHEN SUCH MEMBER PARTIC-
 IPATED IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, AS
 SUCH PARTICIPATION IS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHO
 INCURRED  A  QUALIFYING  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER  CONDITION,  AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, THAT IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN INCURRED IN
 THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY AND IS THE NATURAL  AND  PROXIMATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5898A - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3521
2017-2018: S6371

2019-S5898A - Summary

Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

2019-S5898A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5898A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5898--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   disability retirement benefits for certain participants in World Trade
   Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the retire-
 ment and social security law is renumbered paragraph 5 and a  new  para-
 graph 4 is added to read as follows:
   4.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP WHEN SUCH MEMBER PARTICIPATED IN
 WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY,  OR  CLEANUP  OPERATIONS,  AS  SUCH
 PARTICIPATION  IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO INCURRED A
 QUALIFYING WORLD TRADE CENTER CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  TWO  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN INCURRED IN THE PERFORM-
 ANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY AND IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN
 ACCIDENT NOT CAUSED BY SUCH MEMBER'S OWN WILLFUL  NEGLIGENCE,  SHALL  BE
 PAID  A  PERFORMANCE  OF  DUTY  DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE EQUAL TO
 THREE-QUARTERS OF FINAL AVERAGE SALARY.   THE PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  PENSION
 SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER.
   § 2. Section 507 of the retirement and social security law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision h-1 to read as follows:
   H-1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, ANY MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP  WHEN  SUCH  MEMBER  PARTIC-
 IPATED IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, AS
 SUCH  PARTICIPATION  IS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO
 INCURRED A QUALIFYING  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER  CONDITION,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5898B - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3521
2017-2018: S6371

2019-S5898B - Summary

Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

2019-S5898B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5898B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5898--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   disability retirement benefits for certain participants in World Trade
   Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the retire-
 ment and social security law is renumbered paragraph 5 and a  new  para-
 graph 4 is added to read as follows:
   4.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP WHEN SUCH MEMBER PARTICIPATED IN
 WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY,  OR  CLEANUP  OPERATIONS,  AS  SUCH
 PARTICIPATION  IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO INCURRED A
 QUALIFYING WORLD TRADE CENTER CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  TWO  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN INCURRED IN THE PERFORM-
 ANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY AND IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN
 ACCIDENT NOT CAUSED BY SUCH MEMBER'S OWN WILLFUL  NEGLIGENCE,  SHALL  BE
 PAID  A  PERFORMANCE  OF  DUTY  DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE EQUAL TO
 THREE-QUARTERS OF FINAL AVERAGE SALARY.   THE PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  PENSION
 SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAP-
 TER.
   § 2. Section 507 of the retirement and social security law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision h-1 to read as follows:
   H-1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, ANY MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP  WHEN  SUCH  MEMBER  PARTIC-
 IPATED IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5898C - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3521
2017-2018: S6371

2019-S5898C - Summary

Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

2019-S5898C - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5898C - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5898--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   disability retirement benefits for certain participants in World Trade
   Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the  retire-
 ment  and  social security law is renumbered paragraph 5 and a new para-
 graph 4 is added to read as follows:
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,
 ANY  MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS'  RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM,  WHEN  SUCH  MEMBER  PARTICIPATED  IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE,
 RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, AS SUCH  PARTICIPATION  IS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHO  INCURRED A QUALIFYING WORLD TRADE
 CENTER CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT  IS
 DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  BEEN  INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF
 DUTY AND IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT  NOT  CAUSED
 BY  SUCH MEMBER'S OWN WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE, SHALL BE PAID A PERFORMANCE OF
 DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE EQUAL TO  THREE-QUARTERS  OF  FINAL
 AVERAGE  SALARY.    THE  PAYMENT OF SUCH PENSION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. Section 507 of the retirement and social security law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision h-1 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08565-11-9
              

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2019-S5898D (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3521
2017-2018: S6371

2019-S5898D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

2019-S5898D (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5898D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5898--D
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   disability retirement benefits for certain participants in World Trade
   Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the  retire-
 ment  and  social security law is renumbered paragraph 5 and a new para-
 graph 4 is added to read as follows:
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,
 ANY  MEMBER WHO HAD AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS'  RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM,  WHEN  SUCH  MEMBER  PARTICIPATED  IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE,
 RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, AS SUCH  PARTICIPATION  IS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHO  INCURRED A QUALIFYING WORLD TRADE
 CENTER CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  THAT  IS
 DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  BEEN  INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF
 DUTY AND IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT  NOT  CAUSED
 BY  SUCH MEMBER'S OWN WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE, SHALL BE PAID A PERFORMANCE OF
 DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE EQUAL TO  THREE-QUARTERS  OF  FINAL
 AVERAGE  SALARY.    THE  PAYMENT OF SUCH PENSION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08565-15-9
              

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