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Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of duties
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of duties
Purpose or general idea of bill
To protect members of the State Police who become injured in the line of duty, but the injury or illness does not rise to the qualifying levels of a disability retirement. Currently there are no provisions for these individuals who qualify for workman's compensation for eighteen months and then must be separated from state service.
Summary of specific provisions
Adds a new section two hundred twenty-seven-b to the Executive Law. This section provides for the payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses for members of the State Police who are taken sick or injured as a result of the performance of duties. In addition, in certain circumstances the injured or ill member may serve in a light duty capacity.
Justification
Due to an inconsistency in the laws of New York, a Police Officer who is a member of the New York State Police could become injured or ill in the line of duty, exhaust his entire allotment of workman's compensation, and if not able to either return to full and strenuous duty or qualify for a disability retirement, be terminated. Municipal Police Officers who fall into this category are covered under section 207c of the General Municipal law, which provides that the injured police officer perform light duty or collect his normal salary while injured and unable to return to work. This legislation would grant members of the New York State Police the same protections as municipal police officers.
Prior legislative history
2004 Session: vetoed by Governor (VM272) 2005 Session: vetoed by Governor (VM62) 2006 Session: vetoed by Governor (VM375) 2007 Session: vetoed by Governor (VM144) 2008 Session: vetoed by Governor (VM76)
Fiscal implications
None to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. There is a significant potential of fiscal savings to the New York State Division of State Police due to the implementation of light duty assignments, which would allow members to return to work rather than utilize workers' compensation leave. This measure would also reduce the amount of overtime normally required to replace the man hours missed by those members utilizing workers' compensation leave.
Effective date
180 days after it has become law.
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