Senate Bill S3604B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Includes step children within the meaning of the term "child" for purposes of additional credits for children of firefighters, police officers, EMTs and paramedics killed in the line of duty

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-S3604 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A929
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§85-a - 85-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5989, A8992
2017-2018: S3070, A636
2019-2020: S3099, A840

2015-S3604 - Summary

Includes step children within the meaning of the term "child" for purposes of additional credits for children of firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty.

2015-S3604 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3604 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3604

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  civil  service
  credits  for  step  children  of  and  children raised and financially
  supported by firefighters, police officers, emergency medical  techni-
  cians and paramedics killed in the line of duty

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 85-a of the civil service  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CHILD" SHALL INCLUDE A
STEP CHILD OF OR A CHILD RAISED AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY SUCH  FIRE-
FIGHTER,  POLICE  OFFICER,  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN  OR PARAMEDIC
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02888-01-5

co-Sponsors

2015-S3604A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A929
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§85-a - 85-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5989, A8992
2017-2018: S3070, A636
2019-2020: S3099, A840

2015-S3604A - Summary

Includes step children within the meaning of the term "child" for purposes of additional credits for children of firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty.

2015-S3604A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3604A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3604--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
  Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil service law, in relation to civil service
  credits for step children of firefighters, police officers,  emergency
  medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 85-a of the civil service  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CHILD" SHALL INCLUDE A
STEP CHILD OF OR THE CHILD OF  A  SURVIVING  SPOUSE  OF  A  FIREFIGHTER,
POLICE  OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC KILLED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section  85-b  of  the  civil  service  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  376  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. [Definition] DEFINITIONS.  (A) As used in this section, "killed  in
the  line  of duty" shall mean having died in the performance of duty as
the natural and proximate result of the World  Trade  Center  attack  on
September  eleventh,  two  thousand  one or as the natural and proximate
result of participation in the  rescue  effort  that  was  conducted  in
response to such attack.
  (B)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CHILD" SHALL INCLUDE A
STEP CHILD OF OR THE CHILD OF  A  SURVIVING  SPOUSE  OF  A  FIREFIGHTER,
POLICE  OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC KILLED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY.
  S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 85-c of the civil service law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02888-02-5

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2015-S3604B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A929
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§85-a - 85-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5989, A8992
2017-2018: S3070, A636
2019-2020: S3099, A840

2015-S3604B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes step children within the meaning of the term "child" for purposes of additional credits for children of firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty.

2015-S3604B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3604B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3604--B
    Cal. No. 1095

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  ADDABBO, AVELLA, GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Civil
  Service  and  Pensions  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said  committee  --  reported
  favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
  amended on second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  and  to  be
  reprinted  as amended, retaining its place in the order of third read-
  ing

AN ACT to amend the civil service law,  in  relation  to  civil  service
  credits  for step children of firefighters, police officers, emergency
  medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 85-a of the civil service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CHILD" SHALL INCLUDE (I) A
STEP CHILD OF A FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER, EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNI-
CIAN  OR  PARAMEDIC  KILLED  IN THE LINE OF DUTY, OR (II) THE CHILD OF A
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A FIREFIGHTER,  POLICE  OFFICER,  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN  OR  PARAMEDIC KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
CHILD WAS BORN PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL  IS  KILLED
IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
  S  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  85-b  of the civil service law, as
amended by chapter 376 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  [Definition] DEFINITIONS.  (A) As used in this section, "killed in
the line of duty" shall mean having died in the performance of  duty  as
the  natural  and  proximate  result of the World Trade Center attack on
September eleventh, two thousand one or as  the  natural  and  proximate
result  of  participation  in  the  rescue  effort that was conducted in
response to such attack.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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