Permits the widow of Luis Palermo to apply for World Trade Center related accidental death benefits.
This bill allows the widow of Luis Palermo, a former Nassau County police officer who died from end-stage pulmonary fibrosis contracted during 9/11 rescue operations, to apply for World Trade Center related accidental death benefits from the New York state and local police and fire retirement system. The application must be filed with the retirement system within one year of the bill's effective date. The bill also approves Luis Palermo's World Trade Center Notice despite his participation in operations for only 29 hours.
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