Provides a heart disease presumption for a fire marshal, supervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant chief fire marshal, chief fire marshal or fire marshal trainee employed by Nassau county.
Establishes a death benefit for deputy sheriffs employed by Nassau county entitling the sheriff's beneficiaries to receive in a lump sum an amount payable which shall equal the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his or her death.
Relates to certain lung disabilities incurred by members of the New York city transit authority in certain cases; provides that any lung condition resulting in total or partial disability or death to a member of the New York city transit authority, or its subsidiary corporation, where such member successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service or subsequent thereto, which exam failed to reveal evidence of such condition, shall be presumed to have been incurred in the performance and discharge of duty.
Relates to the rate of interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to the New York city employees' retirement system, the New York city teachers' retirement system, the police pension fund, subchapter two, the fire department pension fund, subchapter two and the board of education retirement system of such city by public employers and other obligors required to make employer contributions to such retirement systems, the crediting of special interest and additional interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems, and the allowance of supplementary interest on the funds of such retirement systems; extends such provisions until June 30, 2023.
Permits beneficiaries of correction officers employed by Nassau county to elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his or her death, or the value of the death benefit and the reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay, whichever is greater.
Relates to standards for and testing of potable water in school buildings; eliminates certain exemptions; sets minimum standards; permits building aid for remediation measures.
Relates to requirements and timetables for the reduction in provisional appointments by the New York city department of citywide administrative services; adds additional titles for the administration of competitive examinations.
Modifies the retirement program for Triborough bridge and tunnel members to a twenty-year retirement program.
Provides that the salary base for members of the city of New York fire department pension fund whose employment with the fire department of the city of New York commenced on or after July 1, 2000 shall be determined in the same manner as members whose employment commenced prior to such date.
Relates to including certain employees who were employed in public service but became members of a retirement system at a later date for eligibility for those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations.
