Assembly Actions -
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S7896
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
- 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
2019-S7896 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10070
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §605-f, R & SS L
2019-S7896 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7896 SPONSOR: MARTINEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing accidental disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriffs in Suffolk county PURPOSE: This legislation clarifies situations in which a deputy sheriff in Suffolk County is entitled to accidental disability retirement and the amount of the disability retirement benefits. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: 1. Adds a new section to retirement and social security law to clarify instances in which an individual is entitled to accidental disability retirement and when a claim can be made.
2019-S7896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7896 I N S E N A T E February 28, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 deputy sher- iffs in Suffolk 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 605-f to read as follows: § 605-F. ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN SUFFOLK COUNTY. A. A MEMBER EMPLOYED AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF IN SUFFOLK COUNTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOW- ANCE IF, AT THE TIME APPLICATION THEREOF IS FILED, SUCH MEMBER IS: 1. PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY INCAPACITATED FOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE, 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 SUBSE- QUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, EITHER VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY, AND PROVIDED THAT THE MEMBER MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, APPLICATION MAY BE MADE NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE MEMBER IS FIRST DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE. B. APPLICATION FOR AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE FOR SUCH A MEMBER MAY BE MADE BY: 1. SUCH MEMBER; OR 2. THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH MEMBER IS EMPLOYED; OR 3. ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AND AUTHORIZED BY SUCH MEMBER. C. 1. AFTER THE FILING OF SUCH AN APPLICATION, SUCH MEMBER SHALL BE GIVEN ONE OR MORE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. NO SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE APPROVED, HOWEVER, UNLESS THE MEMBER OR SOME OTHER PERSON ON HIS OR HER BEHALF SHALL HAVE FILED WRITTEN NOTICE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SETTING FORTH: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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