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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8147
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
providing a heart disease presumption for certain New York police
department traffic enforcement agents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
2 a new section 607-i to read as follows:
3 § 607-I. DISABILITIES; HEALTH PRESUMPTION. A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
4 PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
5 TO THE CONTRARY, BUT EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE WORKERS' COMPEN-
6 SATION LAW AND THE LABOR LAW, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH
7 CAUSED BY DISEASES OF THE HEART RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY
8 OR DEATH TO A MEMBER IN THE EMPLOY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK POLICE
9 DEPARTMENT IN THE TITLES OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT I OR TRAFFIC
10 ENFORCEMENT AGENT II, WHERE SUCH MEMBER SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL
11 EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO THE SERVICE OF SUCH DEPARTMENT, WHICH EXAMINA-
12 TION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMP-
13 TIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF
14 DUTY, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
15 B. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL
16 LAW OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, A MEMBER EMPLOYED BY THE
17 CITY OF NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT I OR
18 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT II WHO SHALL BE RETIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
19 SION A OF THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE A PENSION EQUAL TO THREE-QUARTERS
20 OF SUCH MEMBER'S FINAL AVERAGE SALARY.
21 § 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the
22 provisions of this act shall be borne by the city of New York.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, none of the
2 provisions of this act shall be subject to the appropriation requirement
3 of section twenty-five of this chapter.
4 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.