New York S08945 provides a heart disease presumption for certain probation officers.

New York S08945 amends the retirement and social security law to add a new section 607-m. This section establishes a rebuttable presumption that heart disease-related disabilities or deaths for probation officers, supervising probation officers, or probation officer trainees in cities with a population of one million or more were incurred in the performance of duty. The bill provides a performance of duty disability retirement benefit equal to 75% of the Final Average Salary or applicable accidental death benefit.

New York S08945 provides a heart disease presumption for certain probation officers.

New York S08945 amends the retirement and social security law to add a new section 607-m. This section establishes a rebuttable presumption that heart disease-related disabilities or deaths for probation officers, supervising probation officers, or probation officer trainees in cities with a population of one million or more were incurred in the performance of duty. The bill provides a performance of duty disability retirement benefit equal to 75% of the Final Average Salary or applicable accidental death benefit.