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- Substituted by A5057A
- Amended on third reading 4081a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.325
- Referred to local government
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Increases certain special accidental death benefits
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Margaret Markey
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BILL NUMBER:S4081A
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law and the retirement and social security law, in relation to increasing certain special accidental death benefits
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation extends the escalation of a cost of living increase of approximately 3% for all line-of-duty widows or widowers for fiscal year 2015-16.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends subdivision c of section 208-f of the General Municipal Law as amended by Chapter 104 of the Laws of 2013 and subdivision c of section 361-a of the Retirement and Social Security Law, as amended by Chapter 104 of the Laws of 2014.
Justification
Since 1978, the Legislature has passed and the Governor signed into law a cost of living increase and a one-year escalation for all New York State widows and widowers of police officers and firefighters killed in the line-of-duty. The intent of the original 1978 law was to increase their benefits to an amount that would reflect the impact of inflation. However, the law did not provide for any new cost of living increase after July 1, 1979.
Since that date, the cost of living has increased well over 3% each year, including some periods of double-digit inflation. These same widows and widowers are no longer receiving adequate benefits. This Legislation does not totally cover the present inflation spiral, but it at least provides some increased relief to the widows and widowers of New York State's bravest citizens, who gave their lives in service to the people of New York State. In the past, these brave families have faced a poverty stricken existence. This legislation would prevent the return of that deplorable state of affairs.
As with previous legislation, there is no cost to the localities, as the state would reimburse them for this small increase.
Prior legislative history
1996-- S.6360/A.9326 Chapter 1997-- S.4243/A.7546 Chapter 174 1998-- S.630/A.9487-A Chapter 31 1999-- S.3158-B/A.5942-B Chapter 132 2000-- A.9895/S.6866-A Chapter 231 2001-- A.6606A/S.3297A Chapter 264 2002-- A.11090/S.7263 Chapter 313 2003-- A.5435/S.3903 Chapter 139 2004-- A.10193-C/S.6579-C Chapter 351 2005-- A.5217/S.3971-C Chapter 48 2006-- A10334/S6744 Chapter 88 2007 - A5658/2492 Chapter 39 2008 - A9666/S6733 Chapter 76 2009 - A4905/S2343 Chapter 305 2010 - A9914/S6879 Chapter 439 2011 - A6068/S3994 Chapter 161 2012 - A9116/S6438A Chapter 285 2013 - A5576-B/S4257-B Chapter 196 2014 - A8484-A/S6467-A Chapter 104
Fiscal implications
See Fiscal Notes
Effective date
This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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