NY A08324

Creates a rebuttable presumption that heart disease causing disability or death in New York City probation officers, supervising probation officers, and probation officer trainees was incurred in the line of duty, provided the condition was not detected in their entry physical examination

Establishes a disability pension equal to 75% of final average salary for affected probation officers who qualify under the heart disease presumption

Applies exclusively to probation department employees in cities with populations of one million or more (effectively New York City only)

Requires New York City to bear all past service costs associated with implementing the legislation

Fiscal impact estimates $41,000 per disability incident and $31,000 per death incident in increased annual employer contributions, with costs rising to approximately $962,000 and $727,000 respectively by 2050 if one incident occurs per year