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A09021 Summary:

BILL NOA09021
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORPheffer Amato
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §207-aa, Gen Muni L
 
Relates to evidence that leptospirosis that caused disability or death of a sanitation department employee was incurred in the performance of such sanitation department employee's duties.
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A09021 Actions:

BILL NOA09021
 
02/05/2024referred to local governments
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A09021 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A9021
 
SPONSOR: Pheffer Amato
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities of sanitation department employees caused by leptospirosis   PURPOSE: Establishes a presumption with respect to leptospirosis which results in disability or death for members of the uniformed force of a paid sanita- tion department.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the general municipal law by adding a new section 207-aa.   JUSTIFICATION: Recent reports have indicated that the instance of death or disability due to leptospirosis is unusually high among sanitation workers,- who are continually exposed to automotive exhaust and other hazardous substances and conditions.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New legislation   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A09021 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9021
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 5, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments
 
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  disabilities
          of sanitation department employees caused by leptospirosis
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 207-aa to read as follows:
     3    § 207-aa. Disabilities of members of the uniformed force of sanitation
     4  departments  caused by leptospirosis. 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions
     5  of any general, special, or local law to the contrary, any condition  of
     6  impairment  of  health  caused by leptospirosis that results in total or
     7  partial disability or death to a paid member of the uniformed force of a
     8  sanitation department, where such member is drawn from competitive civil
     9  service lists and successfully passed a physical examination upon  entry
    10  into  the  service  of  such sanitation department, and such examination
    11  failed to reveal any evidence of such condition,  shall  be  presumptive
    12  evidence  that  such  condition  was  incurred  in  the  performance and
    13  discharge of such member's duty, unless competent evidence proves other-
    14  wise.
    15    2. The provisions of this section shall  not  apply  to  the  workers'
    16  compensation law and the labor law.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14243-01-4
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