WTC Records Folder 0124 Clippings label, Sept 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NO.315 P03 09/20/2001 13:49 SKADDEN 4 912125180239P968910

retirement and social AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the security law and the administrative code of the city of New York to suf grid provide benefits on behalf of public employees who-died or the attack on the disabling injuries in the line of duty as a result of 2001 of the aftermath of such World Trade Center on September 11,- attack. 3

Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows: m pople of tbe "rate of New York represented in law is amended by adding a new subdivision g Section I. Section 208-f of the general municipal

to read as follows: accidental death benefitprovidedbythis section g otvnihstandtn2 any otter provision of law the special section who are the- iurvi'voi$ of any public shall be paid to the persons named in subdivision f of this six of amplotee who was a member of a public yeti 'ten of tthe state as described in subdivision to ioin security law, or would have been eligible section one hyrpdred fi fty-two of the retirement and social r f such employee's emplover died inthe line of du such a redrement system and who in the judgment aftermath of such içt connection with the attack on the World Trade Center on September 112001 nr the 20R-f of "widow" And "widower" as used in this section stuck 1or purposes of this subdivision the terms n the emplovee's - domasric parmet as deft he general municipal law shall be deemed to include nfNewYork The benefit paid Ieeeunder /hall be mD section 1-11,2 of the administrative code orthe ciw secufl laws section 351-a of the retirement and social lieu of any other benefit pursuant to des section or

subdivision f security low is amended by adding a new Section 2. Section 605 of the retirement and social

to read as follows: in the event that n member or a person who woold have I (1) No withstanding any other provision of law, result clan accident sustained in the line of duty while been eligible to becomes member is disabled ss the tie attack on the World Trade Center on such tuber or person was in the immediate vicinity of ret$emOV then such person shall receive a disability September 11 2001 or the aftermath of such attack chapter to the provision of section sixiv-four of this ee=l to three ouaiters of final average Sala?v, subject city of New York. and section 13-176 o tlhe administradve code of the b frt~ Y otherdisability or performs a Of du (21 The brncfit paid hereunder shall be ih lieu oft

applvintfor benefits.pUtSURDt his subdivi an individual who would have (3 for the pu oSe of applying September 11 2001 shall be entitled toioin : h ble to loin a Public retirement sysfem of the sate an

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