Senate Bill S8129

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the September 11th worker protection task force act

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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-S8129 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10249
Law Section:
Retirement
Laws Affected:
Amd Part B §§4, 5, 9, 10 & 11, Chap 104 of 2005

2019-S8129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions of the September 11th worker protection task force act relating to membership, meetings and extending the effectiveness thereof.

2019-S8129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8129
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN  ACT  amending part B of chapter 104 of the laws of 2005 enacting the
   September 11th worker  protection  task  force  act,  in  relation  to
   requiring  appointment of members, convening of meetings and extending
   the effectiveness of the provisions of such act

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Sections 4 and 5, paragraph (f) of section 9 and sections
 10 and 11 of part B of chapter 104 of the laws  of  2005,  enacting  the
 September  11th  worker  protection  task  force  act,  paragraph (f) of
 section 9 as amended by chapter 93 of the laws of 2005  and  subdivision
 11  as amended by chapter 45 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as
 follows:
   § 4. Time of appointment. The appointing authorities shall make  their
 appointments  to  the  task  force  not later than thirty days after the
 adjournment of  the  [2005]  2020  regular  legislative  session.    The
 original  appointing  authority,  using  the  criteria  set  out in this
 section for the original appointment shall fill a vacancy  on  the  task
 force.
   §  5.  Time  of convention. The task force shall convene within ninety
 days after the  adjournment  of  the  [2005]  2020  regular  legislative
 session  and  meet [at least quarterly or more frequently at the call of
 the chairperson] ON A BIANNUAL BASIS.
   (f) to identify and examine the  limitations  of  any  existing  laws,
 regulations,  programs,  and services with regard to coverage, extent of
 disability, process  for  determination,  INCLUDING  AVERAGE  PROCESSING
 TIMES FOR CLAIMS OF DISABILITY AND NOTICES OF PARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL
 RATES FOR SUCH CLAIMS AND NOTICES, adequacy of coverage and treatment of
 specific  types  of  disabilities, INCLUDING LACK OF COVERAGE FOR PUBLIC
 EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS IN
 EITHER A PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTEER CAPACITY BUT HAD NOT JOINED A RETIRE-
 MENT SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF SUCH  PARTICIPATION,  APPEALS  PROCESSES  FOR
 CLAIMS  BOTH  WITHIN  PUBLIC  RETIREMENT  SYSTEMS  AND THE COURT SYSTEM,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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