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NY A08577
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Reilly
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AI Summary
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Authorizes Frank R. Smith, a retired NYPD officer who joined the NYC employees retirement system on June 30, 1992, to receive accidental performance of duty disability retirement benefits previously denied to him
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Benefits are based on illnesses suffered from exposure to diseases during undercover duties performed beginning in August 2002, with benefits retroactive to his August 12, 2009 service retirement
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Reclassifies Smith's retirement from Ordinary Disability to Accident Disability, increasing his annual pension from $68,600 to $113,847 per year, plus retroactive payments
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Estimated one-time cost of $1.4 million in employer contributions in fiscal year 2027, with a present value of benefits totaling $1.3 million, paid entirely by New York City
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Costs to be shared equally by all public retirement systems of which Smith was a member, with the act taking effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Authorizes Frank Smith, a New York city police detective, to receive accidental performance of duty disability retirement benefits for illness suffered as a result of exposure to disease during undercover assignments as a member of the police department of the city of New York.
Last Action
print number 8577a
3/5/2026