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                                   6389
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to extending the benefits of the variable supplements fund to
   all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, tran-
   sit police, correction officers and registered domestic partners
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13-271 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
   G.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBCHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS WHO, PRIOR TO  THE  EFFEC-
 TIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFITS SET
 FORTH IN THIS SUBCHAPTER, INCLUDING ALL DISABLED NEW  YORK  CITY  POLICE
 OFFICERS,  LINE  OF DUTY SURVIVING SPOUSES, REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS
 AND ALL OTHER NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS WHO  RECEIVE  BENEFITS  FROM
 THE  NEW  YORK  CITY POLICE PENSION FUND.  ALL SUCH POLICE OFFICER RETI-
 REES, SURVIVING SPOUSES AND REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS SHALL BE ELIGI-
 BLE AND ARE HEREBY GRANTED ALL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS
 SUBCHAPTER  PURSUANT  TO  THE  SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
 PARAGRAPH SEVEN OF SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  SERVE
 TO  CAUSE  A  REDUCTION IN THE VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO ANY POLICE
 OFFICER OR THEIR BENEFICIARY WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT  PRIOR  TO
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. Section 13-281 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
   G.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBCHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS WHO, PRIOR TO  THE  EFFEC-
 TIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFITS SET
 FORTH IN THIS SUBCHAPTER, INCLUDING ALL DISABLED NEW  YORK  CITY  POLICE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 OFFICERS,  LINE  OF DUTY SURVIVING SPOUSES, REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS
 AND ALL OTHER RETIRED NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS
 FROM THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE PENSION FUND.   ALL  SUCH  RETIRED  POLICE
 OFFICERS,  SURVIVING  SPOUSES  AND REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS SHALL BE
 ELIGIBLE AND ARE HEREBY GRANTED ALL RIGHTS AND  BENEFITS  SET  FORTH  IN
 THIS  SUBCHAPTER  PURSUANT TO THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
 OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION A OF THIS  SECTION  FROM  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION.   HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 SERVE TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE VARIABLE  SUPPLEMENT  PAYMENT  TO  ANY
 POLICE  OFFICER  OR  THEIR  BENEFICIARY WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT
 PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 3. Section 13-385 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
   I. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SUBCHAPTER  SHALL  APPLY TO ALL FIREFIGHTERS WHO, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFITS SET FORTH  IN
 THIS SUBCHAPTER, INCLUDING ALL DISABLED NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTERS, LINE
 OF  DUTY  SURVIVING  SPOUSES, REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND ALL OTHER
 RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPART-
 MENT PENSION FUND.  ALL SUCH FIREFIGHTERS, SURVIVING SPOUSES, REGISTERED
 DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND RETIREES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AND ARE HEREBY  GRANTED
 ALL  RIGHTS  AND  BENEFITS  SET FORTH IN THIS SUBCHAPTER PURSUANT TO THE
 SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH TEN OF SUBDIVISION A
 OF THIS SECTION FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.    HOWEVER,
 NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  SERVE TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE
 VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO ANY FIREFIGHTER OR THEIR BENEFICIARY  WHO
 WAS  ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION.
   § 4. Section 13-395 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SUBCHAPTER  SHALL  APPLY TO ALL FIREFIGHTERS WHO, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFITS SET FORTH  IN
 THIS SUBCHAPTER, INCLUDING ALL DISABLED NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTERS, LINE
 OF  DUTY  SURVIVING  SPOUSES, REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND ALL OTHER
 FIREFIGHTERS WHO RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE  NEW  YORK  FIRE  DEPARTMENT
 PENSION  FUND.    ALL  SUCH  FIREFIGHTERS, SURVIVING SPOUSES, REGISTERED
 DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND RETIREES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AND ARE HEREBY  GRANTED
 ALL  RIGHTS  AND  BENEFITS  SET FORTH IN THIS SUBCHAPTER PURSUANT TO THE
 SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION A
 OF THIS SECTION FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.    HOWEVER,
 NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  SERVE TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE
 VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO ANY FIREFIGHTER OR THEIR BENEFICIARY  WHO
 WAS  ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION.
   § 5. Subdivision 4 of section 13-191 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York, as added by chapter  844  of  the  laws  of  1987,  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL TRANSIT POLICE MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AS TRANSIT
 POLICE  OFFICERS,  WHO,  PRIOR  TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
 WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFITS SET FORTH IN  THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING
 ALL  DISABLED  TRANSIT  POLICE  MEMBERS, LINE OF DUTY SURVIVING SPOUSES,
 REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND ALL OTHER TRANSIT  POLICE  MEMBERS  WHO
 RETIRED AS TRANSIT POLICE OFFICERS AND WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE NEW
 YORK  CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. ALL SUCH TRANSIT POLICE OFFICER
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 RETIREES, SURVIVING SPOUSES AND REGISTERED DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  SHALL  BE
 ELIGIBLE  AND  ARE  HEREBY  GRANTED ALL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH IN
 THIS SECTION PURSUANT TO THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH  ONE  OF
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH.  HOWEVER,  NOTHING  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  SERVE  TO CAUSE A
 REDUCTION IN THE VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO ANY TRANSIT POLICE OFFI-
 CER OR THEIR BENEFICIARY WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT PRIOR  TO  THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 13-191 of the administrative code of the
 city  of  New  York,  as  added  by  chapter 846 of the laws of 1987, is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL HOUSING POLICE MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AS HOUSING
 POLICE OFFICERS, WHO, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 WERE  INELIGIBLE  FOR  THE BENEFITS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, INCLUDING
 ALL DISABLED HOUSING POLICE MEMBERS, LINE  OF  DUTY  SURVIVING  SPOUSES,
 REGISTERED  DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  AND ALL OTHER HOUSING POLICE MEMBERS WHO
 RETIRED AS HOUSING POLICE OFFICERS AND WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE NEW
 YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. ALL SUCH HOUSING POLICE  OFFICER
 RETIREES,  SURVIVING  SPOUSES  AND REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS SHALL BE
 ELIGIBLE AND ARE HEREBY GRANTED ALL RIGHTS AND  BENEFITS  SET  FORTH  IN
 THIS  SECTION  PURSUANT TO THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH. HOWEVER, NOTHING  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  SERVE  TO  CAUSE  A
 REDUCTION IN THE VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO ANY HOUSING POLICE OFFI-
 CER  OR  THEIR BENEFICIARY WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT PRIOR TO THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 7. Subdivision 4 of section 13-192 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York, as added by chapter  844  of  the  laws  of  1987,  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL TRANSIT POLICE MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AS TRANSIT
 POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS, WHO, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH,  WERE  INELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  BENEFITS  SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION,
 INCLUDING ALL DISABLED TRANSIT POLICE MEMBERS, LINE  OF  DUTY  SURVIVING
 SPOUSES,  REGISTERED  DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  AND  ALL  OTHER TRANSIT POLICE
 MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AS TRANSIT POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS AND WHO  RECEIVE
 BENEFITS  FROM  THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. ALL SUCH
 TRANSIT POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICER RETIREES, SURVIVING SPOUSES  AND  REGIS-
 TERED  DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE AND ARE HEREBY GRANTED ALL
 RIGHTS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION PURSUANT TO  THE  SCHEDULE
 SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FROM
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH. HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL  SERVE  TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO
 ANY TRANSIT SUPERIOR POLICE OFFICER OR THEIR BENEFICIARY WHO WAS  ELIGI-
 BLE FOR THE BENEFIT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 8. Subdivision 4 of section 13-192 of the administrative code of the
 city  of  New  York,  as  added  by  chapter 846 of the laws of 1987, is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL HOUSING POLICE MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AS HOUSING
 POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS, WHO, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH, WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE  BENEFITS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS  SECTION,
 INCLUDING  ALL  DISABLED  HOUSING POLICE MEMBERS, LINE OF DUTY SURVIVING
 SPOUSES, REGISTERED DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  AND  ALL  OTHER  HOUSING  POLICE
 MEMBERS  WHO RETIRED AS HOUSING POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS AND WHO RECEIVE
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 BENEFITS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  ALL  SUCH
 HOUSING  POLICE  SUPERIOR OFFICER RETIREES, SURVIVING SPOUSES AND REGIS-
 TERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AND  ARE  HEREBY  GRANTED  ALL
 RIGHTS  AND  BENEFITS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION PURSUANT TO THE SCHEDULE
 SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FROM
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH. HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL SERVE TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT  PAYMENT  TO
 ANY  HOUSING POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICER OR THEIR BENEFICIARY WHO WAS ELIGI-
 BLE FOR THE BENEFIT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 9. Subdivision 4 of section 13-194 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph  (h)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  APPLY  TO  ALL CORRECTION OFFICER MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AS
 CORRECTION OFFICERS, WHO, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
 WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFITS SET FORTH IN  THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING
 ALL DISABLED CORRECTION OFFICER MEMBERS, LINE OF DUTY SURVIVING SPOUSES,
 REGISTERED  DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  AND ALL OTHER CORRECTION OFFICER MEMBERS
 WHO RETIRED AS CORRECTION OFFICERS AND WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE NEW
 YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT  SYSTEM.  ALL  SUCH  CORRECTION  OFFICER
 RETIREES,  SURVIVING  SPOUSES  AND REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS SHALL BE
 ELIGIBLE AND ARE HEREBY GRANTED ALL RIGHTS AND  BENEFITS  SET  FORTH  IN
 THIS  SECTION  PURSUANT TO THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH. HOWEVER, NOTHING  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  SERVE  TO  CAUSE  A
 REDUCTION  IN  THE VARIABLE SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO ANY CORRECTION OFFICER
 OR THEIR BENEFICIARY WHO WAS ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  BENEFIT  PRIOR  TO  THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.