STATE OF NEW YORK
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5246
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 18, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities
of certain retired firefighters caused by cancer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 207-kk of the general municipal law, as amended by
2 chapter 531 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by
4 cancer. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the
5 contrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by (i) any condi-
6 tion of cancer affecting the lymphatic, digestive, hematological,
7 urinary, neurological, breast, reproductive, or prostate systems or (ii)
8 melanoma resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid
9 member of a fire department in a city with a population of one million
10 or more, or any retired member of such department who has been retired
11 for five or less years, who successfully passed a physical examination
12 on entry into the service of such department, which examination failed
13 to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence
14 that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty unless the
15 contrary be proved by competent evidence. The provisions of this section
16 shall remain in full force and effect [to and including the thirtieth
17 day of June, two thousand five] pursuant to section four hundred eighty
18 of the retirement and social security law.
19 § 2. The board of trustees of the New York City fire department
20 pension fund shall take appropriate administrative action to implement
21 the intent of section one of this act.
22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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