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- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relates to providing certain accidental disability retirement benefits for fire marshals
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing accidental disability retirement benefits for chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals and fire marshal trainees
Purpose
Provides for an accidental disability retirement for fire marshals.
Summary of provisions
This bill a new section, section 605-d, to the retirement and social security law to provide an accidental disability retirement to Nassau County Fire Marshals.
Justification
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that fire marshals in Nassau County are covered by an accidental disability if they are injured in the line of duty. From time to time, Nassau County fire marshals are called to assist local law enforcement to work in concert with them to perform their duties in high crime or chronic establishments that are a blight to our communities. Being exposed to such hazardous situations lends credit to the legislation and would provide parity amongst the first responder ranks.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
This bill would grant chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals and fire marshal trainees an accidental disability for injuries sustained in the performance of duty and the result of an accident, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence. The benefit for an accidental disability would be 75% of final average salary less worker's compensation.
If this bill is enacted, insofar as this bill would affect Nassau County, the estimated increase in the annual contributions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 would be approximately $61,300. These estimated costs are based on 57 members having an estimated annual salary for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 of approximately $5.9 million.
There would also be a cost for any other municipality which employs fire marshals, which would depend on the salaries of the affected fire marshals.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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