Bill Summary: S.5759-A

• Extends the deadline for registering World Trade Center (WTC) disabilities from September 11, 2010 to September 11, 2014 for certain vested and retired members of New York City retirement systems (NYCERS, NYCTRS, BERS, POLICE, FIRE).

• Presumes that qualifying WTC-related conditions in participating members are incurred in performance of duty, allowing them to receive accidental disability retirement benefits and access reclassification of prior retirements effective retroactively.

• Allows vested members who separated from service to receive the same WTC disability protections as active and retired members, including accidental disability and accidental death benefits.

• Expands workers' compensation coverage by extending the deadline for filing WTC-related claims from September 11, 2010 to September 11, 2014 and allowing reconsideration of previously disallowed claims.

• Broadens the definition of "qualifying condition" under workers' compensation to include specific diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and psychological systems, as well as future cancer and chronic diseases arising from WTC exposure.