Senate Bill S4564

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a cancer presumption for certain firefighters

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  • 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

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2017-S4564 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6501
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §207-kkk, Gen Muni L

2017-S4564 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a cancer presumption for certain firefighters.

2017-S4564 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4564 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4564
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  creating  a
   cancer presumption for firefighters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 207-kkk to read as follows:
   § 207-KKK. FIREFIGHTERS; DISABILITIES CAUSED BY CANCER.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING  ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION
 OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY (I) ANY CONDITION OF CANCER  AFFECTING
 THE  LYMPHATIC, DIGESTIVE, HEMATOLOGICAL, URINARY, NEUROLOGICAL, BREAST,
 REPRODUCTIVE, OR PROSTATE SYSTEMS OR (II) MELANOMA RESULTING IN TOTAL OR
 PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A PAID MEMBER OF  A  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR
 FIRE  DISTRICT  THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE
 AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL  EXAMINA-
 TION  ON  ENTRY  INTO  THE SERVICE OF SUCH DEPARTMENT, WHICH EXAMINATION
 FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDITION,  SHALL  BE  PRESUMPTIVE
 EVIDENCE  THAT  IT WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY
 UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10089-01-7

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