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Senate Bill S7920
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions 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
2019-S7920 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10051
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §607-c, R & SS L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S3949, A5329
2017-2018: S5130, S7140, A7134, A9010
2021-2022: S6710, A7342
2019-S7920 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7920 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to disability retirement benefits for sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, undersher- iffs, and correction officers in Nassau county PURPOSE: This bill would allow disability benefits for sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, undersheriffs and correction officers in Nassau County when the disabil- ity causing injuries are the natural and proximate cause of an inten- tional or reckless act of a civilian. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill amends section 607-c of the Retirement and Social Security Law to add a new subdivision (g) that would provide sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, under sheriffs and correction officers
2019-S7920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7920 I N S E N A T E March 3, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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, in relation to disability retirement benefits for sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, undersh- eriffs, and correction officers in Nassau county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 607-c of the retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows: G. ANY SHERIFF, DEPUTY SHERIFF, UNDERSHERIFF, OR CORRECTION OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE-B OF THIS CHAPTER, AND WHO IS EMPLOYED IN NASSAU COUNTY, WHO BECOMES PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY INCAPACITATED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN INJURY, SUSTAINED IN THE PERFORMANCE OR DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES BY, OR AS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN INTENTIONAL OR RECKLESS ACT OF ANY CIVILIAN VISITING, OR OTHERWISE PRESENT AT, AN INSTITUTION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COUNTY WHERE SUCH INJURY WAS SUSTAINED AND DOCUMENTED AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE PAID A PERFORMANCE OF DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE EQUAL TO THAT WHICH IS PROVIDED IN SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NONE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. § 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the provisions of this act will be borne by Nassau county, and may be amor- tized over a ten year period. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill will allow any Tier 3, 4, 5 or 6 sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, or correction officer employed by Nassau County to become eligible to receive a performance of duty benefit due to the intentional or reckless act of a civilian visiting an institution under the jurisdiction of such county. The benefit will be 75% of final aver- age salary less workers' compensation. Currently, to be eligible for EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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