BILL NUMBER: S7832
SPONSOR: WEBER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing Daniel Woolley to receive an acci-
dental disability retirement
 
PURPOSE:
This bill would authorize Daniel Woolley to apply for an accidental
disability retirement from the New York state and local, police and fire
retirement system pursuant to section 363 of the retirement and social
security law.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one authorizes Daniel Woolley to apply for an accidental disa-
bility retirement from the New York state and local, police and fire
retirement system pursuant to section 363 of the retirement and social
security law. Section two is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Daniel Woolley was employed as a police officer in the Town of Clarks-
town from February 1991 until his retirement in February 2023.1n Febru-
ary 2024, he was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm of the heart. With
more advanced imaging, two additional aneurysms were discovered in
August 2024. It is with a reasonably high, degree of medical certainty
that he worked with this extremely dangerous heart disease condition
prior to his retirement. His retirement date of February 2023 meant that
after 32 years of service he was unable to claim these heart conditions
and the disability associated with them while in service. This bill
would authorize Daniel Woolley to apply for an accidental disability
retirement from the New. York state and local, police and fire retire-
ment system pursuant to section 363 of the retirement and social securi-
ty law.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
See fiscal note.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect immediately.