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NY S07759
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Lanza
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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 disease exposure during undercover duties beginning in August 2002, with benefits awarded retroactively from 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
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Estimated one-time employer contribution increase of $1.4 million in fiscal year 2027, with the entire cost allocated to New York City
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Costs are to be shared equally by all public retirement systems of which Smith was a member
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 7759A
3/2/2026