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Senator · Senate District 59
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to local government
Companion bill
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Relates to optional disability coverage for county probation officers
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to optional disability coverage for county probation officers
Purpose
To allow for optional disability coverage for probation officers.
Summary of provisions
Sections 1 and 2 of the bill amend section 207-c(1) of the General Municipal Law to include county probation officers among the employees who shall receive disability coverage equal to their full salary in the event that they are injured in the performance of their duties. Section 3 establishes an effective date.
Justification
Probation officers provide a vital law enforcement element to the community's safety and a significant support function to our criminal justice system. Their duties involve them in virtually all phases of the criminal justice process, including investigations, presentencing, criminal supervision, treatment and other preventative corrective services. Often, probation is relied upon more frequently as a viable alternative to incarceration or detention. Today's probation officers find themselves performing many of the functions performed by their counterparts in the police and corrections services. Like other police and peace officers throughout the State, probation officers are exposed on a daily basis to the risks and dangers involved in managing an increasingly violent criminal population. In addition, they are regularly exposed to significant amounts of stress and aggravation, not to mention possibility of bodily injury that may result from the performance of their duties. Probation officers, however, do not receive comparable disability coverage for injuries they sustain in the line of performance of those duties. Fundamental fairness requires that this coverage is extended to probation officers.
Legislative history
2006 - S.3237 Referred to Local Government 2005 - S.3237 Referred to Local Government 2004 - S.2491 Referred to Local Government 2003 - S.2491 Referred to Local Government 2002 - S.2868 Referred to Local Government 2001 - S.2868 Referred to Local Government 2000 - S.3710 Referred to Local Government 1999 - S.3710 Referred to Local Government 1998 - S.6384 Recommitted to Rules
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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