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NY A10721

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/15/2018

Primary Sponsor

Peter Abbate

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes performance of duty disability retirement benefits for ambulance medical technician supervisors, coordinators, and technicians employed by Nassau County.

  • Provides a pension equal to 50% of final average salary plus an annuity equivalent to accumulated contributions for members incapacitated due to duty-related disabilities not caused by willful negligence.

  • Requires written notice of the disabling occurrence to the comptroller within 90 days, with exceptions for workers' compensation filings, applications filed within one year, or good cause shown.

  • Allows applications to be filed up to two years after a member is discontinued from service following a duty-related disability.

  • Requires Nassau County to bear all implementation costs, including an estimated $300,000 annual increase in county contributions and a $1.74 million past service cost (which may be amortized over 10 years).

Legislative Description

Relates to providing performance of duty disability retirement benefits for ambulance medical technician supervisors, ambulance medical technician coordinators and ambulance medical technicians in Nassau county.

Last Action

substituted by s8284

6/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/19/2018
Ways and Means6/18/2018
Governmental Employees5/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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