New York S07749 provides a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in cities with a population of one million or more.

New York S07749 amends the general municipal law to provide a rebuttable statutory presumption that certain deputy sheriffs in cities with a population of one million or more who suffer from heart diseases resulting in total or partial disability or death were incurred in the performance of duty. This presumption applies unless proven otherwise. The bill also provides for a pension equal to three-fourths of the final average salary for deputy sheriffs retiring due to such disabilities.

New York S07749 provides a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in cities with a population of one million or more.

New York S07749 amends the general municipal law to provide a rebuttable statutory presumption that certain deputy sheriffs in cities with a population of one million or more who suffer from heart diseases resulting in total or partial disability or death were incurred in the performance of duty. This presumption applies unless proven otherwise. The bill also provides for a pension equal to three-fourths of the final average salary for deputy sheriffs retiring due to such disabilities.