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Assembly Bill A4444
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MORELLE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Kenneth Zebrowski
Adriano Espaillat
Mark J.F. Schroeder
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Joan Christensen
Barbara Clark
William Colton
2009-A4444 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4444 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, ORTIZ, EDDINGTON, ZEBROWSKI, ESPAILLAT, SCHROEDER, GALEF, SWEENEY, SEMINERIO, FIELDS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRADLEY, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, COLTON, DESTITO, GUNTHER, KOON, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MARKEY, McENENY, PHEFFER, RAMOS, REIL- LY, SCHIMMINGER, TOWNS, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. 1. In the case of total disability adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid four hundred dollars for each week [during the continuance there- of]. Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an injured volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit by engaging in business or employment provided his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her weekly benefit shall not be in excess of six hundred dollars; and further provided that the application of this section shall not result in reduction of benefits EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01754-01-9
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