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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Provides paid time off for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who become ill or injured in the performance of their duties
In Senate Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5008
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to paid time off for Port Authority police officers who become ill or injured in the performance of their duties
Purpose
To protect members of the Port Authority Police Department who become injured or ill in the line of duty.
Summary of provisions
To add a new Section 6425 to the Unconsolidated Law to insure that Port Authority Police officers injured in the line-of-duty would receive full wages.
Justification
Due to inconsistencies with the laws of New York, a Police Officer who is injured in the line of duty outside the City of New York receives General Municipal Law 207-c protections which guarantees that full salary will be paid if an officer is injured or become ill in the line of duty. Police employed within the City of New York have unlimited sick leave while Port Authority Officers have a contract guarantee of two years paid time or two and a half years if they apply for a disability retirement. If they have not returned to duty or retired at this juncture they are discharged from employment. This legislation would grant members of the Port Authority Police the same protections as Municipal Police officers. However, it has been specifically tailored to provide that if the officer is otherwise eligible for a service retirement after 20 years of credible police service, the injury protections for payment of salary would cease.
Legislative history
Legislation to amend 207-c for Port Authority Police Officers was enacted in 2004 (veto message 272) and in 2005 (veto message 2) but was rejected because of the concern of retaining officers would remain on light duty with guaranteed payment of salary after 20 years of service. This legislation would eliminate that concern.
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None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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