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- Substituted by A5133C
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1380
- Print number 1000d
- Amend (t) and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Print number 1000c
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Print number 1000b
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to local governments
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1342
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 1000a
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Relates to permanent total disability benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Joseph Morelle
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Title of bill
An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits
Purpose
To provide for a $200 increase to benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in New York State.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law To change the payment of permanent disability benefits from $400 per week to $600 per week.
Section 2. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Ambulance' Benefit Law To change the payment of permanent disability benefits from $400 per week to $600 per week.
Section 3. Sets the enactment date.
Existing law
Currently law provides a $400 weekly payment for benefits paid to permanent totally disabled volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
Justification
Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who are injured in the course of their volunteer service are eligible under State law to receive workers' compensation for their injuries. The State has enacted these benefits in recognition that these volunteers provide enormously important services to our communities.
Chapter 574 of the laws of 1998, raised the benefit level for all volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers with permanent total disabilities to the maximum amount of $400 a week regardless of their date of injury.
Recognizing that inflationary forces make it increasingly difficult to subsist on a fixed income, this legislation institutes a cost-of-living increase for all disabled volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers. Adequately compensating the men and women, who sacrifice their safety and their time to protect the safety of others, for their injuries incurred in the line of duty is the least we, as a State, can do to thank them for their self-less service.
This $200 increase in benefits shall apply to weekly benefit periods after January 1, 2017.
Legislative history
2015-2016: Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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