BILL NUMBER: S6404
SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
providing a lung disease presumption for correction officers, correction
supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol or deputy sheriff patrol supervisors
 
PURPOSE:
To extend eligibility of death benefits and accidental disability bene-
fits in relation to any health condition of impairment of health caused
by diseases of the lung to correction officers, correction supervisors,
deputy sheriff patrol officers or deputy sheriff patrol supervisors.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new Section 63-j to the Retirement and Social Security
Law to authorize death benefits and disability retirement for correction
officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol officers or
deputy sheriff patrol supervisors who are members of the NYS and Local
Employees Retirement System (ERS) and who develop a disability or lose
their lives as a result of a lung-related illness while employed as a
correction officer, correction supervisor, deputy sheriff patrol officer
or deputy sheriff patrol supervisor, when there is an absence of
evidence that the impairment is not performance related.
Section 2 adds a new Section 605-h to the Retirement and Social
Security Law to authorize accidental disability benefits for correction
officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol officers or
deputy sheriff patrol supervisors who are members of ERS and who develop
a disability or lose their lives as a result of a lung-related illness
while employed as a correction officer, correction supervisor, deputy
sheriff patrol officer or deputy sheriff patrol supervisor when there is
an absence of evidence that the impairment is not performance related.
Section 3 provides that this act shall not be subject to Section 25 of
the Retirement and Social Security Law.
Section 4 is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Correction officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol offi-
cers and deputy sheriff patrol supervisors perform duties which are as
stressful and physically demanding as other police officers and first
responders. This bill will provide correction officers, correction
supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol officers and deputy sheriff patrol
supervisors with the same benefit pertaining to a lung presumption as
provided to other police officers.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: S.5211-B - Amend and recommit to Senate Finance/A.5205-B
Reported and referred to Assembly Ways and Means
2021-2022: S.8557-A -Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and
Pensions/A.4454-B Passed the Assembly
2019-2020: S.3977-8 - Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and
Pensions/A.6241-B Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees
 
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
See fiscal note.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.