Assembly Actions -
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Jun 01, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.531 substituted for a6365a |
May 16, 2022 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
May 04, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
May 03, 2022 |
1st report cal.1013 |
Apr 26, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 23, 2022 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S8399
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 50th Senate District
2021-S8399 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S8399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8399 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to accidental disability retirement for uniformed court officers and peace officers employed in the unified court system PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to allow a uniformed court officer or peace officer employed by the Unified Court System who is injured as the result of a physical assault by an assailant sustained in the perform- ance of his or her duty and can no longer perform his or her duties due to the injury to receive an accidental disability retirement. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this amends Section 605-a(a) of the Retirement and Social Security Law to add physical assault by an assailant to the criteria
2021-S8399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8399 I N S E N A T E February 23, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 accidental disability retirement for uniformed court officers and peace officers employed in the unified court system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 605-a of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: a. A member employed as a uniformed court officer or peace officer in the unified court system shall be entitled to an accidental disability retirement allowance if, at the time application therefor is filed, such member is: 1. Physically or mentally incapacitated for performance of duty as the natural and proximate result of an accident, 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 either (a) by a vested member incapaci- tated as the result of a qualifying World Trade Center condition as defined in section two of this chapter at any time, or (b) not later than two years after the member is first discontinued from service. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A MEMBER WHO IS INJURED AS THE RESULT OF A PHYSICAL ASSAULT BY AN ASSAILANT, SUFFERED WHILE IN SERVICE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT UNLESS THE CONTRA- RY CAN BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE UNDER THIS SECTION. § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none of the provisions of this act shall be subject to section 25 of the retirement and social security law. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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