Assembly Bill A6081

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs in Nassau county

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2023-A6081 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5254
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §605-g, R & SS L

2023-A6081 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs in Nassau county.

2023-A6081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6081
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  accidental  disability  retirement  for  deputy sheriffs 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 605-g to read as follows:
   §  605-G.  ACCIDENTAL  DISABILITY  RETIREMENT  FOR  DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN
 NASSAU COUNTY. A. A MEMBER EMPLOYED AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF IN NASSAU COUNTY
 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, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE
 PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE, 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 NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE MEMBER
 IS FIRST DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE.
   B. APPLICATION FOR AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT  ALLOWANCE  FOR
 SUCH A MEMBER MAY BE MADE BY:
   1. SUCH MEMBER; OR
   2. THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH SUCH MEMBER IS EMPLOYED; OR
   3. ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AND AUTHORIZED BY SUCH MEMBER.
   C.  1.  AFTER  THE FILING OF SUCH AN APPLICATION, SUCH MEMBER SHALL BE
 GIVEN ONE OR MORE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. NO  SUCH  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09105-02-3
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.