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NY A08577

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Reilly

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Governmental Employees5/21/2025

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