S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 1, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lee) -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to extending the expan-
sion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability
benefits for members of New York's organized militia
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdi-
vision 2 of section 217 of the military law, as added by section 1 of
part J of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as
follows:
(b) was activated on state active duty on or after September eleventh,
two thousand one, to participate in World Trade Center site rescue,
recovery, or cleanup operations as part of such state active duty, and
who is determined to have incurred a qualifying World Trade Center
condition, as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to a performance
of duty disability pension equivalent to three-quarters of the member's
final annual pay as provided for under this chapter. The deadline for
submitting any qualifying claim under this paragraph shall be on or
before September eleventh, two thousand [twenty-six] THIRTY. The adju-
tant general of the division of military and naval affairs is authorized
to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
(b) was activated on state active duty on or after September eleventh,
two thousand one, to participate in World Trade Center site rescue,
recovery, or cleanup operations as part of such state active duty, and
whose death is determined to be the result of incurring a qualifying
World Trade Center condition, as hereinafter provided, the surviving
spouse, children under twenty-one years of age or dependent parent of
such member of the organized militia shall be entitled to an accidental
death benefit equivalent to one-half of the member's final annual pay as
provided under this chapter. The deadline for submitting any qualifying
claim under this paragraph shall be on or before September eleventh, two
thousand [twenty-six] THIRTY. The adjutant general of the division of
military and naval affairs is authorized to promulgate regulations to
implement the provisions of this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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