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- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading cal.1959
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Provides a special accidental death benefit to employees of the department of sanitation of the city of New York
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Margaret Markey
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6035
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing a special accidental death benefit to employees of the department of sanitation of the city of New York
Purpose
Includes employees of the Department of Sanitation of the city of New York to receive a special accidental death benefit.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision a of section 208-f of the General Municipal Law, as separately amended by chapters 583 and 742 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the special accidental death benefit provided by this section shall be paid to the widow or widower or the deceased member's children under the age of eighteen, or, if a student under the age of twenty-three a deceased employee of the department of sanitation of the city of New York.
Section 2 of the bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
In the past several years employees of the department of sanitation of the city of New York have died by an accident sustained in the performance of their duty. The most recent incident was that of Steven Frosch who, while repairing his street sweeper was struck by a sweeper at a Sanitation Department garage in Queens. Family members should be entitled to a special death benefit under the circumstances of their loved one being killed in the performance of doing his/her job and has previously paid into a retirement system.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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