Bill Text: NY S04564 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to a cancer presumption for certain firefighters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-04 - referred to ways and means [S04564 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S04564-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4564 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to creating a cancer presumption for firefighters 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-kkk to read as follows: 3 § 207-kkk. Firefighters; disabilities caused by cancer. Notwithstand- 4 ing any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any condition 5 of impairment of health caused by (i) any condition of cancer affecting 6 the lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, neurological, breast, 7 reproductive, or prostate systems or (ii) melanoma resulting in total or 8 partial disability or death to a paid member of a fire department or 9 fire district that participates in the New York State and Local Police 10 and Fire Retirement System, who successfully passed a physical examina- 11 tion on entry into the service of such department, which examination 12 failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive 13 evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty 14 unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10089-01-7
