Senate Bill S8537

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a heart disease presumption for certain fire marshals in Nassau county

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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-S8537 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10730
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§63-g & 605-f, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3312, A6547

2019-S8537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a heart disease presumption for a fire marshal, supervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant chief fire marshal, chief fire marshal or fire marshal trainee employed by Nassau county.

2019-S8537 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8537
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  a  heart  disease  presumption for certain fire marshals in
   Nassau 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 63-g to read as follows:
   § 63-G. DISABILITY BENEFITS; CERTAIN DISABILITIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY,  ANY  MEMBER  WHO IS A FIRE MARSHAL, SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHAL,
 DIVISION SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHAL, ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE  MARSHAL,  CHIEF
 FIRE  MARSHAL  OR  FIRE  MARSHAL  TRAINEE  EMPLOYED BY NASSAU COUNTY WHO
 CONTRACTS ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED  BY  DISEASES  OF
 THE HEART, RESULTING IN DISABILITY OR DEATH TO SUCH FIRE MARSHAL, SUPER-
 VISING  FIRE MARSHAL, DIVISION SUPERVISING FIRE MARSHAL, ASSISTANT CHIEF
 FIRE MARSHAL, CHIEF FIRE MARSHAL  OR  FIRE  MARSHAL  TRAINEE,  PRESENTLY
 EMPLOYED,  AND  WHO  SHALL  HAVE  SUSTAINED  SUCH  DISABILITY  WHILE  SO
 EMPLOYED,  SHALL  BE  PRESUMPTIVE  EVIDENCE  THAT  SUCH  DISABILITY  WAS
 INCURRED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY AND THE NATURAL AND
 PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPE-
 TENT EVIDENCE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO SERVICE, SUCH
 FIRE  MARSHAL,  SUPERVISING  FIRE  MARSHAL,  DIVISION  SUPERVISING  FIRE
 MARSHAL,  ASSISTANT  CHIEF  FIRE  MARSHAL,  CHIEF  FIRE  MARSHAL OR FIRE
 MARSHAL TRAINEE  SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION WHICH FAILED
 TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY DISEASE OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT OF THE HEART.
   § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
 section 605-f to read as follows:
   § 605-F. DISABILITY BENEFITS;  CERTAIN  DISABILITIES.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO
 THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  MEMBER  WHO  IS  A  FIRE  MARSHAL, SUPERVISING FIRE
 MARSHAL,  DIVISION  SUPERVISING  FIRE  MARSHAL,  ASSISTANT  CHIEF   FIRE
 MARSHAL,  CHIEF  FIRE MARSHAL OR FIRE MARSHAL TRAINEE EMPLOYED BY NASSAU
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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