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- Print number 7174a
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relates to providing certain accidental disability retirement benefits for fire marshals
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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BILL NUMBER:S7174A
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
This bill provides certain accidental disability retirement benefits for fire marshals.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - Amends the retirement and social security law by adding the new section 605-d. This section sets certain requirements for the entitlement of an accidental disability retirement allowance for different classifications of fire marshals.
Entitles these marshals to such an allowance if they are physically or mentally incapacitated accidentally while on duty, or if they are actually in service upon which their membership is based-unless a member is discontinued from service subsequent to the accident and provided that the member meets the other requirements. In this case, a vested member incapacitated as the result of a qualifying World Trade Center condition or if it is not later than two years since the member was first discontinued from service.
Allows for applications for these entitlements to be made by the member, head of the department in which such member is employed, or another authorized person acting on behalf of the member.
Provides for methods of approval that deter fraud and ineligibility. Furthermore, authorizes the Comptroller to promulgate rules and regulations to implement these legislative provisions in relation to retirement and any reclassification of received benefits.
Justification
New York fire marshals courageously put themselves in harm's way to provide an unequivocally essential service for the community. They have the utmost duty of insuring the safety of New Yorkers in times of an emergency and find the strength to rise to the occasion no matter how dire the circumstances.
In this dangerous line of duty, they understand the burden of risk they take on each day. It is only fair, although we cannot ever adequately repay these fire marshals for the service they provide, that we extend to them the entitlements that they more than deserve. If a fire marshal is accidentally disabled serving the community, they should be compensated in order to lighten the burden on themselves and their family.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
See Fiscal Note No, 2012-90, prepared by the Actuary for the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System on March 15, 2012.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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