senate Bill S3312

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides a heart disease presumption for certain fire marshals in Nassau county

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


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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022 referred to civil service and pensions
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 02, 2021 referred to governmental employees
delivered to assembly
passed senate
home rule request
Jun 01, 2021 ordered to third reading cal.1374
committee discharged and committed to rules
May 18, 2021 reported and committed to finance
Jan 28, 2021 referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

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Jun 1, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S3312
20
0
committee
20
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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May 18, 2021 - Civil Service and Pensions committee Vote

S3312
7
0
committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Civil Service and Pensions Committee Vote: May 18, 2021

S3312 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§63-g & 605-f, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8537

S3312 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides 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.

S3312 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3312
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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
   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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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