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NY A10984
Bill
Status
9/9/2020
Primary Sponsor
Marianne Buttenschon
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AI Summary
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Establishes a $500,000 dangerous employment benefit for law enforcement officers who become seriously physically or mentally incapacitated or die as a result of injury sustained in the performance of duty.
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Applies to 23 categories of law enforcement personnel including state police, sheriffs, municipal police officers, corrections officers, fire marshals, railroad police, and certain investigative and park officers.
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Benefit is not subject to diminution by any other benefit the officer or beneficiary would be entitled to receive.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Establishes a dangerous employment benefit of five hundred thousand dollars for law enforcement officers who become seriously physically or mentally incapacitated or dies as the result of an injury, sustained in the performance or discharge of duties or as the natural and proximate result of an incident that occurred during such performance of duties.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
9/9/2020