NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2519

Senate Bill S2519

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Deems Lawrence Lakeman to have died as a natural and proximate result of his participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 11, 2023	signed chap.363
Sep 07, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 01, 2023	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.438 substituted for a3052
May 31, 2023	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 30, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2023	1st report cal.1271
May 17, 2023	reported and committed to finance
Jan 23, 2023	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- May 31, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S2519
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  5
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 31, 2023
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      excused (5)
      
      Ashby
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Martins
      
      Weik
  May 23, 2023 - Finance Committee Vote
  S2519
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 23, 2023
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Martins
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Parker
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Thomas
  May 17, 2023 - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote
  S2519
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote: May 17, 2023
      
      aye (7)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Chu
      
      Gounardes
      
      Jackson
      
      Mattera
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Weik

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2023-S2519 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3052
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7883
2021-2022: S4285, A9665

2023-S2519 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Deems an application filed with the New York state and local police and fire retirement system by the widow of Lawrence Lakeman as timely filed.

2023-S2519 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2519

SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to deem an application filed with the New York state and local
police and fire retirement system by the widow of Lawrence Lakeman as
timely filed

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would allow for the application for conversion of
service or disability retirement to accidental death benefits for
victims of the 2001 World Trade Center disaster filed by Audra Lakeman
on behalf of Lawrence Lakeman, who was granted a disability retirement
with the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System to
be deemed timely.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one permits that a request may be made, without being time-
barred, to convert such retiree's disability retirement benefit to an

accidental death benefit.

Section 2 states all costs of this act shall be paid, by the State of
New York.

Section 3 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Lawrence Lakeman, a former trooper with the New York State Police was
deployed to Ground Zero after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks
and worked on site until approximately December 14th, 2001.  Trooper
Lakeman subsequently developed pancreatic cancer, which was certified as
a qualifying condition by the federal government, via the World Trade
Center Health Program in February of 2014, and died as a result of such
illness that was sustained due to such deployment. This important legis-
lation will allow his widow, Mrs.  Audra Lakeman, the ability to timely
file for an accidental death benefit.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.4285B/A.9665A Passed Senate/Referred to Governmental Employ-
ees

2019-20: S.7883/A.9973 Referred to Civil Service and Pensions/Referred
to Governmental Employees

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

See fiscal note.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S2519 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2519
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GALLIVAN,  KENNEDY,  ORTT, WEIK -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN  ACT  to  deem an application filed with the New York state and local
   police and fire retirement system by the widow of Lawrence Lakeman  as
   timely filed

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any  general  or  special
 law,  rule  or regulation to the contrary, an application for conversion
 of service or disability retirement to  accidental  death  benefits  for
 victims  of  the 2001 World Trade Center disaster filed by Audra Lakeman
 with the New York state and local police and fire retirement system,  on
 behalf  of  her  deceased  husband  Lawrence  Lakeman who was previously
 employed by the New York State Police as a trooper and who was granted a
 disability retirement benefit  on  April  24,  2007  which  pursuant  to
 section  361  of  the retirement and social security law had to be filed
 with such retirement system by August 24, 2009 but was filed on December
 16, 2016 shall be considered timely filed.
   § 2. All costs of implementing the provisions of  this  act  shall  be
 borne by the state of New York.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  deem  the  Application for Conversion of Service or
 Disability Retirement to Accidental Death Benefit  for  Victims  of  the
 2001  World Trade Center Disaster originally filed by Audra Lakeman, the
 beneficiary of deceased police officer Lawrence Lakeman's performance of
 duty disability benefit, on  December  16,  2016  to  be  timely  filed.
 Lawrence  Lakeman  died on August 24, 2007. Such application for conver-
 sion is required to be filed within two years of  a  retiree's  date  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00554-02-3
 S. 2519                             2

 
 death  as  provided in Section 361 of the Retirement and Social Security
 Law.
   If  this  bill  is  enacted during the 2023 legislative session, there
 will be an immediate past service cost of  approximately  $4.87  million
 which will be borne by the State of New York as a one-time payment. This
 estimate assumes that payment will be made on March 1, 2024.
   Summary of relevant resources:
   Membership  data as of March 31, 2022 was used in measuring the impact
 of the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2022 actuari-
 al valuation. Distributions and other statistics can  be  found  in  the
 2022  Report  of the Actuary and the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial
 Report.
   The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the  2020,
 2021,  and  2022  Annual  Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assump-
 tions, and the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State  of  New  York:
 Audit and Control.
   The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2022
 New  York  State  and  Local  Retirement System Financial Statements and
 Supplementary Information.
   This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the  viability
 of  the  proposed change nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for
 the professional judgment of an attorney.
   This estimate, dated January 13,  2023,  and  intended  for  use  only
 during the 2023 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2023-8, prepared
 by the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System.

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