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NY S09238
Bill
Status
5/12/2022
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Gounardes
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AI Summary
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Creates new disability retirement benefit for communications technicians, specialists, operators, radio dispatchers, emergency dispatchers, county 911 dispatchers and supervisors, and NYC fire alarm dispatchers who are incapacitated due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) contracted during employment.
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Establishes that a PTSD diagnosis in these specified positions creates presumptive evidence that the disability was incurred in performance of duty, unless proven otherwise by competent evidence.
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Sets disability retirement allowance at three-quarters of the member's final average salary.
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Applies to members employed by any state agency, department, or division, as well as county and NYC positions.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to disability retirement benefits for the presumption of post-traumatic stress disorder for communications technicians, communications specialists, communications operators, radio dispatchers, or emergency dispatchers by any state agency, department, or division, county 911 dispatchers, county 911 dispatcher supervisors, New York city fire alarm dispatchers, supervising fire alarm dispatchers level one and supervising fire alarm dispatchers level two.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 9238A
6/13/2022