BILL NUMBER: S4580
SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
removing eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability
benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for certain
members
 
PURPOSE:
Removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability
benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for certain
members.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would amend Section 506 c-I of the Retirement and Social Secu-
rity Law to remove eligibility and/or receipt of primary social security
disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Conditioning the receipt of ordinary disability benefit upon eligibility
of primary social security disability benefits would unfairly impact
members who have already been deemed disabled as a result of an injury.
The receipt of this ordinary disability benefit should not be based on a
member's eligibility for social security disability benefits.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: A.9634 - ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1727; RECOMMITTED TO
RULES/A.10465 - referred to governmental employees
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
See fiscal note.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S4580: 506 retirement and social security law