Senate Bill S9210

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes disability retirement benefits for certain members who suffer any condition or impairment of health caused by methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Staph/MRSA

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • 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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2021-S9210 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4574
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §605-g, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6242
2023-2024: A5712

2021-S9210 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes disability retirement benefits for correction officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrols and deputy sheriff patrol supervisors who suffer any condition or impairment of health caused by methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Staph/MRSA; provides that such disability benefits shall be three-quarters of a member's final average salary.

2021-S9210 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9210 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9210
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   establishing disability retirement benefits for  correction  officers,
   correction  supervisors,  deputy  sheriff  patrols  and deputy sheriff
   patrol supervisors who suffer any condition or  impairment  of  health
   caused  by  methicillin  resistant  staphylococcus  aureus  (MRSA)  or
   Staph/MRSA
 
   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-g to read as follows:
   §  605-G.  DISABILITY  RETIREMENT  FOR CORRECTION OFFICERS, CORRECTION
 SUPERVISORS, DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROLS AND DEPUTY SHERIFF  PATROL  SUPERVI-
 SORS.  A. A MEMBER EMPLOYED AS A CORRECTION OFFICER, CORRECTION SUPERVI-
 SOR, DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL OR DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL SUPERVISOR SHALL  BE
 ENTITLED  TO A DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE, IF, AT THE TIME APPLICA-
 TION THEREFOR IS FILED, SUCH  MEMBER  IS  PHYSICALLY  INCAPACITATED  FOR
 PERFORMANCE  OF DUTY AS A RESULT OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS
 AUREUS (MRSA) OR STAPH/MRSA WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND AS A RESULT OF HIS  OR
 HER EMPLOYMENT.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL,
 SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CORRECTION OFFICER, CORRECTION
 SUPERVISOR, DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL OR DEPUTY  SHERIFF  PATROL  SUPERVISOR
 WHO IS DIAGNOSED WITH METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA)
 OR  STAPH/MRSA,  RESULTING  IN  DISABILITY  TO  SUCH  MEMBER,  PRESENTLY
 EMPLOYED,  AND  WHO  SHALL  HAVE  SUSTAINED  SUCH  DISABILITY  WHILE  SO
 EMPLOYED,  SHALL  HAVE  SUCH DIAGNOSIS BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH
 DISABILITY WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY, UNLESS
 THE CONTRARY BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 PRIOR  TO ENTRY INTO SERVICE, SUCH CORRECTION OFFICER, CORRECTION SUPER-
 VISOR,  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  PATROL  OR  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  PATROL  SUPERVISOR
 SUCCESSFULLY  PASSED  A  PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION  WHICH FAILED TO DISCLOSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08530-04-2
              

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