Senate Bill S8780

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a heart disease presumption for correction officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol or deputy sheriff patrol supervisors

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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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2023-S8780 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9542
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§63-j & 605-h, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6237
2021-2022: S8558, A4607

2023-S8780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a heart disease presumption for correction officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol or deputy sheriff patrol supervisors.

2023-S8780 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8780
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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
   providing   a  heart  disease  presumption  for  correction  officers,
   correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol or deputy sheriff patrol
   supervisors

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 63-j to read as follows:
   § 63-J. DISABILITY BENEFITS; CERTAIN DISABILITIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, ANY MEMBER WHO IS A CORRECTION OFFICER, CORRECTION SUPERVISOR,
 DEPUTY  SHERIFF  PATROL  OR  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  PATROL SUPERVISOR WHO IS A
 MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM  AND
 CONTRACTS  ANY  CONDITION  OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF
 THE HEART, RESULTING IN DISABILITY OR DEATH TO SUCH CORRECTION  OFFICER,
 CORRECTION  SUPERVISOR,  DEPUTY  SHERIFF PATROL OR DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL
 SUPERVISOR, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED, AND WHO SHALL HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH  DISA-
 BILITY  WHILE SO EMPLOYED, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH DISA-
 BILITY WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE  OF  DUTY  AND  THE
 NATURAL  AND  PROXIMATE  RESULT  OF  AN ACCIDENT, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE
 PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  PRIOR  TO  ENTRY
 INTO  SERVICE,  SUCH  CORRECTION  OFFICER, CORRECTION SUPERVISOR, DEPUTY
 SHERIFF PATROL OR DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL SUPERVISOR SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A
 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION WHICH FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY DISEASE OR
 OTHER IMPAIRMENT OF THE HEART.
   § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
 section 605-h to read as follows:
   § 605-H. DISABILITY BENEFITS;  CERTAIN  DISABILITIES.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO
 THE  CONTRARY, ANY MEMBER WHO IS A CORRECTION OFFICER, CORRECTION SUPER-
 VISOR, DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL OR DEPUTY SHERIFF PATROL SUPERVISOR WHO  IS
 A  MEMBER  OF  THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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