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NY A08737
Bill
Status
6/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Creates a rebuttable presumption that NYC deputy sheriffs who contract HIV, tuberculosis, or hepatitis acquired the disease in the line of duty, unless proven otherwise by competent evidence
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Provides affected deputy sheriffs with a performance of duty disability retirement benefit equal to 75% of final average salary, compared to the current ordinary disability benefit of approximately 1/3 of final average salary
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Applies to Tier 4 and Tier 6 members of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) employed as deputy sheriffs in cities with populations of one million or more
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HIV exposure presumption applies when the deputy sheriff may have contacted bodily fluids while caring for, examining, transporting, or otherwise having contact with a person in the performance of duties
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Estimated to increase employer contributions by $55,000 per disability incident or $187,000 per death incident annually, with costs allocated to New York City
Legislative Description
Provides a presumption for accidental disability benefits for certain deputy sheriff members in the sheriff's department of a city with a population of one million or more who in performance of their duties contract human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis or hepatitis.
Last Action
print number 8737a
2/2/2026