Senate Bill S8117A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a presumption regarding impairment of health caused by COVID-19 and to use of sick leave

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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-S8117 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10391
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§207-r & 92-e, Gen Muni L; add Art 8-B §§180 - 186, amd §15, Work Comp L

2019-S8117 - Summary

Creates a presumption that impairment of health caused by COVID-19 was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty of certain police, parole and probation officers and other emergency responders; relates to use of sick leave due to COVID-19.

2019-S8117 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8117 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8117
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARTINEZ, BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  presumption
   regarding  impairment  of health caused by COVID-19 and in relation to
   sick leave
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 207-r to read as follows:
   § 207-R. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  OF  ANY
 GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS CHAPTER, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY  COVID-19,
 RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO ANY SHERIFF, UNDER-
 SHERIFF,  DEPUTY SHERIFF OR CORRECTIONS OFFICER OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPART-
 MENT OF ANY COUNTY, OR ANY MEMBER OF A POLICE FORCE OF ANY COUNTY, CITY,
 TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR OF ANY DISTRICT, AGENCY, BOARD, BODY  OR  COMMISSION
 THEREOF,  OR  ANY  LIRR  POLICE  OFFICER  AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF
 SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE OF THE RETIREMENT AND
 SOCIAL SECURITY LAW WHOSE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED IN AND PURSUANT TO  SUCH
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-NINE, OR A DETECTIVE-INVESTIGATOR OR ANY
 OTHER INVESTIGATOR WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF A DISTRICT ATTORNEY
 OF ANY COUNTY, OR ANY PROBATION OFFICER OF  ANY  DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY  OR
 SERVICE  MAINTAINED  BY  ANY  COUNTY  OR  CITY, OR ANY PAROLE OFFICER AS
 DEFINED BY SECTION TEN OF THE CORRECTIONS LAW,  WHERE  SUCH  OFFICER  IS
 EXPOSED  OR  COMES INTO CONTACT WITH COVID-19 AND SUCH MEMBER TEST POSI-
 TIVE FOR COVID-19, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH DISABILITY OR
 DEATH (1) WAS CAUSED BY THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE EXPOSURE,  NOT  CAUSED
 BY  THE OFFICER'S OWN NEGLIGENCE AND (2) WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE
 AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY,  UNLESS  THE  CONTRARY  BE  PROVEN  BY  COMPETENT
 EVIDENCE.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 92-e
 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S8117A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10391
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§207-r & 92-e, Gen Muni L; add Art 8-B §§180 - 186, amd §15, Work Comp L

2019-S8117A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a presumption that impairment of health caused by COVID-19 was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty of certain police, parole and probation officers and other emergency responders; relates to use of sick leave due to COVID-19.

2019-S8117A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8117A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8117--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MARTINEZ, BROOKS, GAUGHRAN, KAMINSKY -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Local Government -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to presumption
   regarding impairment of health caused by COVID-19 and in  relation  to
   sick leave; and to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to
   workers'  compensation coverage and benefits for employees who partic-
   ipated in essential services during the COVID-19 outbreak
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 207-r to read as follows:
   § 207-R. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  OF  ANY
 GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS CHAPTER, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY  COVID-19,
 RESULTING  IN  TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY, DEATH, ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY
 OR ACCIDENTAL DEATH TO ANY  SHERIFF,  UNDERSHERIFF,  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  OR
 CORRECTIONS  OFFICER  OF  THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF ANY COUNTY, OR ANY
 MEMBER OF A POLICE FORCE OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR OF ANY
 DISTRICT, AGENCY, BOARD, BODY OR COMMISSION THEREOF, OR ANY LIRR  POLICE
 OFFICER  AS  DEFINED  IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE OF THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY  LAW,  OR  ANY
 PAID   OFFICER   OR   MEMBER   OF   AN  ORGANIZED  FIRE  COMPANY OR FIRE
 DEPARTMENT OF A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE  OR   FIRE   DISTRICT, OR  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC,
 WHOSE  BENEFITS  ARE  PROVIDED  IN  AND  PURSUANT  TO SUCH SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE, OR A DETECTIVE-INVESTIGATOR OR ANY  OTHER  INVESTI-
 GATOR WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE LAW EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF ANY COUN-
 TY,  OR ANY PROBATION OFFICER OF ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR SERVICE MAIN-
 TAINED BY ANY COUNTY OR CITY,  OR  ANY  PAROLE  OFFICER  AS  DEFINED  BY
 SECTION  TEN  OF  THE CORRECTION LAW, OR A PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE
 UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM OR A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED  CORRECTION  FORCE  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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