What's happening
This bill grants paid line-of-duty sick leave to public employees with qualifying World Trade Center conditions and reimburses local governments for related costs.
Why it matters
Ensures financial stability for affected public employees. By providing paid line-of-duty sick leave without requiring employees to use their own accrued sick days, the bill helps maintain income and job security for those who become ill from recognized 9/11-related conditions.
Expands eligibility regardless of current employer. The bill covers employees who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup—regardless of whether they were working for their current public employer at the time of exposure—broadening the pool of eligible workers.
Offers retroactive benefits. Employees already diagnosed and using their own sick leave for qualifying conditions will have their used leave restored, meaning they won't be penalized for illnesses that occurred before the law’s passage.
Reduces local fiscal impact. By mandating state reimbursement for local governments and authorities (outside NYC) for the cost of this sick leave, the bill removes financial barriers that might otherwise discourage localities from supporting affected workers.
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Sick Leave for 9/11 Responders
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History
- Substituted by A7901A
- Ordered to third reading cal.2174
- Print number 6398a
- Amend and recommit to rules
- Reported and committed to rules
- Referred to local government
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Sick Leave for 9/11 Responders
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6398--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 16, 2017
Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to granting sick leave for officers and employees with a qualifying World Trade Center condition
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 92-d to read as follows:
§ 92-d. Sick leave for officers and employees with a qualifying World Trade Center condition. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, officers and employees of the state, a public authority or any municipal corporation outside of a city with a population of one million or more who filed a notice of participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations and subsequently develop a qualifying World Trade Center condition, as defined in section two of the retirement and social security law, while employed by the state, a public authority or such municipal corporation or public authority shall be granted line of duty sick leave commencing on the date that such employee was diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition regardless of whether such officer or employee was employed by his or her current employer at the time that such officer or employee participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations. The officer or employee shall be compensated at his or her regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the officer or employee is absent from work. Such leave shall be provided without loss of an officer or employee's accrued sick leave.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. The state shall reimburse any public authority or municipal corporation of less than one million people for the cost of any line duty sick leave granted pursuant to this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that any officer or employee who is currently employed by the state, public authority or municipal corporation who has been diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition and is using sick leave due to such condition shall receive a restoration of such sick leave retroactive to the date such officer or employee was diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to granting sick leave for officers and employees with a qualifying World Trade Center condition
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill provides officers and employees who participated in the rescue, recovery or cleanup of the World Trade Center and subsequently developed a qualifying condition with line of duty sick leave so that they do not lose of accrued sick leave for such condition.
Summary of provisions
Section one of this bill amends the General Municipal Law to add a new section 92-d to provide officers and employees of the State, a public authority or a municipality of less than one million people who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup activities and subsequently developed a qualifying condition with receive line of duty sick leave. An employee who switched employers after participating in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup activities will still be eligible for the line of duty sick leave.
Section two of this bill provides that the public authorities and municipalities shall be reimbursed by the State for any line of duty sick leave used.
Section three of this bill provides that. his act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that any officer or employee who is currently employed by the State, public authority, municipal corporation who has been diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition and is using sick leave due to such condition shall receive a restoration of such sick leave retroactive to the date such officer or employee was diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition.
Justification
Officers and employees of the State, public authorities and municipalities outside New York City risked their well-being when they helped rescue and recover bodies while cleaning up the World Trade Center after tragedy hit New York City. Over the last sixteen years, these brave individuals have faced, and are currently facing, a multitude of health issues that require several doctor visits and time off. Although we cannot cure them of their illnesses, we must recognize their ultimate sacrifice and try our best to help them during these difficult times. This legislation would ensure they have a line of duty sick leave so that they can receive treatment for the illness and convalesce without loss of their accrued sick leave.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that any officer or employee who is currently employed by the State, public authority, municipal corporation who has been diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition and is using sick leave due to such condition shall receive a restoration of such sick leave retroactive to the date such officer or employee was diagnosed with a qualifying World Trade Center condition.
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