Senate Bill S9451

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S9451 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5067
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6539, A7626

2023-S9451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides accidental disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations.

2023-S9451 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9451
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
   Pensions
 
 AN  ACT  relating  to  disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff
   Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery,
   and cleanup operations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  law to the contrary, Richard
 Stueber, a deputy sheriff employed by Suffolk County  who  retired  from
 such  service  on March 1, 2019, and who participated in the World Trade
 Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations as a member  of  the  New
 York City police department, shall be entitled to a 75% accidental disa-
 bility  retirement   benefit pursuant to paragraph 4 of subdivision d of
 section 605 of the retirement and social security  law  based  upon  the
 determination  by  the  New  York  state and local employees' retirement
 system on March 12, 2020 that Richard Stueber was permanently  incapaci-
 tated    for  the  performance  of his duties as a result of his partic-
 ipation in the World Trade Center rescue,  recovery,  or  cleanup  oper-
 ations. Such benefit shall be payable from the date of his retirement.
   § 2. All costs associated with implementing 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  allow Richard Stueber, a service retiree of the New
 York State and Local EmployeesÆ Retirement System who previously  worked
 for  Suffolk  County, to be entitled to an accidental disability retire-
 ment benefit equal to 75% of final average salary, payable  pursuant  to
 Section 605(d)(4) of the Retirement and Social Security Law, as a result
 of  their  participation  in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and
 cleanup operations. The retirement benefit would  be  recalculated,  and
 payment would be made retroactive to the date of retirement.
   If  this  bill  is  enacted during the 2024 Legislative Session, there
 will be an immediate past service cost of approximately  $262,000  which
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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