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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2020
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT amending part B of chapter 104 of the laws of 2005  enacting  the
   September  11th  worker  protection  task  force  act,  in relation to
   requiring appointment of members, convening of meetings and  extending
   the effectiveness of the provisions of such act

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 4 and 5, paragraph (f) of section 9  and  sections
 10  and  11  of  part B of chapter 104 of the laws of 2005, enacting the
 September 11th worker  protection  task  force  act,  paragraph  (f)  of
 section  9  as amended by chapter 93 of the laws of 2005 and subdivision
 11 as amended by chapter 45 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read  as
 follows:
   §  4. Time of appointment. The appointing authorities shall make their
 appointments to the task force not later  than  thirty  days  after  the
 adjournment  of  the  [2005]  2020  regular  legislative  session.   The
 original appointing authority,  using  the  criteria  set  out  in  this
 section  for  the  original appointment shall fill a vacancy on the task
 force.
   § 5. Time of convention. The task force shall  convene  within  ninety
 days  after  the  adjournment  of  the  [2005]  2020 regular legislative
 session and meet [at least quarterly or more frequently at the  call  of
 the chairperson] ON A BIANNUAL BASIS.
   (f)  to  identify  and  examine  the limitations of any existing laws,
 regulations, programs, and services with regard to coverage,  extent  of
 disability,  process  for  determination,  INCLUDING  AVERAGE PROCESSING
 TIMES FOR CLAIMS OF DISABILITY AND NOTICES OF PARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL
 RATES FOR SUCH CLAIMS AND NOTICES, adequacy of coverage and treatment of
 specific types of disabilities, INCLUDING LACK OF  COVERAGE  FOR  PUBLIC
 EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS IN
 EITHER A PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTEER CAPACITY BUT HAD NOT JOINED A RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM  AT  THE  TIME OF SUCH PARTICIPATION, APPEALS PROCESSES FOR
 CLAIMS BOTH WITHIN PUBLIC  RETIREMENT  SYSTEMS  AND  THE  COURT  SYSTEM,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15959-01-0

 A. 10249                            2
 
 OPPORTUNITIES  TO SYNCHRONIZE VARIOUS WORLD TRADE CENTER-RELATED BENEFIT
 PROGRAMS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ALL
 PARTICIPANTS IN THE RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEAN UP OPERATIONS SO THAT THE
 STATE MAY WORK TO PROACTIVELY TREAT THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION  G  OF SECTION 63 OF THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, and to
 undertake any recommendations;
   § 10. Report. Beginning June 1, [2006] 2021, and on  June  first  each
 year  thereafter,  the task force shall submit a report to the governor,
 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of  the  assembly.
 Each such annual report shall address:
   (a) progress being made in fulfilling the duties of the task force and
 in developing recommendations; and
   (b)  recommended  strategies  or  actions  for  ongoing monitoring and
 treatment of individuals.
   § 11. This act shall take effect September 11, 2005, and shall  expire
 and be deemed repealed on June 10, [2020] 2025.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.