Senate Bill S7797

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to participants in the World Trade Center rescue

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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-S7797 - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§162 & 168, Work Comp L; amd §2, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5745

2017-S7797 - Summary

Relates to participants in the World Trade Center rescue.

2017-S7797 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7797 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7797
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the  workers'
   compensation  law,  in  relation  to  participants  in the World Trade
   Center rescue
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  36 of section 2 of the
 retirement and social security law, as amended by  chapter  326  of  the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  "Qualifying World Trade Center condition" shall mean a qualifying
 condition or impairment of health resulting in disability  to  a  member
 who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup oper-
 ations  for  a  qualifying  period,  as  those  terms are defined below,
 provided the following conditions have been met:  (i)  such  member,  or
 eligible  beneficiary in the case of the member's death, must have filed
 a written and sworn statement with the member's retirement system  on  a
 form  provided  by  such  system  indicating  the  underlying  dates and
 locations of employment not later than September eleventh, two  thousand
 [eighteen]  TWENTY-TWO,  and  (ii)  such  member has either successfully
 passed a physical examination for entry into public service, or  author-
 ized  release  of  all  relevant  medical records, if the member did not
 undergo a physical examination for entry into public service; and  (iii)
 there is no evidence of the qualifying condition or impairment of health
 that  formed  the  basis for the disability in such physical examination
 for entry into public service or in the relevant medical records,  prior
 to  September  eleventh,  two  thousand  one  except for such member, or
 eligible beneficiary in the case of  the  member's  death,  of  a  local
 retirement  system  of  a  city with a population of one million or more
 that is covered by section 13-551 of the administrative code of the city
 of New York, or by  section  twenty-five  hundred  seventy-five  of  the
 education law and for such member who separated from service with vested
 rights,  or  eligible  beneficiary  of  such  member  who separated from
 service with vested rights in the case of the member's death, of a local
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-S7797A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§162 & 168, Work Comp L; amd §2, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5745

2017-S7797A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to participants in the World Trade Center rescue.

2017-S7797A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7797A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7797--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  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
 
 AN  ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the workers'
   compensation law, in relation  to  participants  in  the  World  Trade
   Center rescue
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Paragraph (a) of subdivision  36  of  section  2  of  the
 retirement  and  social  security  law, as amended by chapter 326 of the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Qualifying World Trade Center condition" shall mean a  qualifying
 condition  or  impairment  of health resulting in disability to a member
 who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup oper-
 ations for a qualifying  period,  as  those  terms  are  defined  below,
 provided  the  following  conditions  have been met: (i) such member, or
 eligible beneficiary in the case of the member's death, must have  filed
 a  written  and sworn statement with the member's retirement system on a
 form provided  by  such  system  indicating  the  underlying  dates  and
 locations  of employment not later than September eleventh, two thousand
 [eighteen] TWENTY-TWO, and (ii)  such  member  has  either  successfully
 passed  a physical examination for entry into public service, or author-
 ized release of all relevant medical records,  if  the  member  did  not
 undergo  a physical examination for entry into public service; and (iii)
 there is no evidence of the qualifying condition or impairment of health
 that formed the basis for the disability in  such  physical  examination
 for  entry into public service or in the relevant medical records, prior
 to September eleventh, two thousand  one  except  for  such  member,  or
 eligible  beneficiary  in  the  case  of  the member's death, of a local
 retirement system of a city with a population of  one  million  or  more
 that is covered by section 13-551 of the administrative code of the city
 of  New  York,  or  by  section  twenty-five hundred seventy-five of the
 education law and for such member who separated from service with vested
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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