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NY A10537
Bill
Status
7/6/2022
Primary Sponsor
Peter Abbate
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AI Summary
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Establishes a rebuttable presumption that lung diseases causing disability or death in deputy sheriffs in cities of one million or more (with competitive civil service hiring) were incurred in the performance of duty, unless proven otherwise by competent evidence.
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Requires deputy sheriffs who entered service with a clean physical examination and later develop disabling lung conditions to receive a pension equal to 75% of final average salary, compared to the current ordinary disability benefit of approximately 33% of salary.
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Applies to deputy sheriffs in the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) and excludes applicability to workers' compensation law and labor law.
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Estimated to increase annual employer contributions by approximately $46,700 per performance of duty disability retirement and $39,700 per performance of duty death due to lung disease.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to establishing a presumption relating to lung conditions incurred by deputy sheriffs in cities of one million or more; provides that deputy sheriff members retiring due to such lung conditions shall receive a pension equal to three-fourths of his or her final average salary.
Last Action
referred to local governments
7/6/2022