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- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.329
- Print number 3785b
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental employees
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- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.530
- Print number 3785a
- Amend (t) and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relates to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3785B
Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill intends to provide to police officers and firefighters a proper pension in case of employment related disabilities associated with MRSA.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would provide a 75% accidental disability benefit for police officers and firefighters provide the assumption that methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus was contracted in the line of duty.
Effects of present lan which this bill would alter
Presently, police officers' and firefighters who suffer employment related disabilities such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, or HIV are able to receive a three quarters accidental disability benefit. This legislation would extend such a benefit to those police officers and firefighters who contract methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.
Justification
Due to the increased exposure which police officers and firefighters have to those individuals who have methicillin resist--ant staphylococcus aureus and to protect the families of those police offi- cers and firefighters who are so exposed, a presumption that the indi- vidual is disabled from the performance of duties is warranted. The retirement system has the burden of proving otherwise. This legislation would deem such exposure as an accident so that the member would be, eligible for three-quarters of their final average salary. There can be no dispute that such protection is more than warranted.
Prior legislative history
A.10927A of 2008 A.6373 (A) of 2009,2010 S.7209 of 2012
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
See fiscal note.
Effective date
Immediately.
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