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S7216Senate2015-2016 SessionSame asA10030

Includes additional personnel in definition of police officer for purposes of presumption regarding impairment caused by heart disease

Sponsor Rich FunkeSD-55+2 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
Pending
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

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Primary sponsor
Rich Funke

Senator · Senate District 55

Chair, Elections

History

  1. Signed chap.437
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Ordered to third reading rules cal.362
  6. Substituted for A10030
  7. Referred to ways and means
  8. Delivered to assembly
  9. Passed senateVote 62–0
  10. Ordered to third reading cal.1784
  11. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  12. Print number 7216a
Show 2 earlier actions
  1. Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
  2. Referred to civil service and pensions

Companion bill

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A10030Assembly

Includes additional personnel in definition of police officer for purposes of presumption regarding impairment caused by heart disease

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Peter Abbate

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Title of bill

An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to certain disabilities of environmental police officers, forest rangers, and capital police officers

Summary of specific provisions

Section one amends section 363-a of the Retirement and Social Security Law to include environmental police officers and forest rangers under the definition of police officers.

Section two amends subdivision 11 of section 302 of the retirement and social security law to add a new paragraph (j).

Section three states that amendments made to section 363-a by this act do not affect the application of such provisions as extended by the provisions of section 480 of the retirement and social security law.

Section four provides the effective date.

Justification

Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Forest Rangers perform duties which are as stressful and physically demanding as other police officers and firefighters. This bill will provide Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation Police Officers with the same benefit as it pertains to a heart presumption as is provided other police officers.

Prior legislative history

This bill has been introduced in the Legislature since 1995, but has not passed both houses in anyone legislative session.

Fiscal implications

Negligible

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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