Relates to eligibility for accidental disability benefits under the heart bill

Summary

The bill lets retirees of the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System and the Police and Fire Retirement System who left service on or after Jan 1 2021 apply for an accidental disability retirement allowance if a permanent heart disease caused their incapacity, but only within a one‑year period after the law takes effect. It also treats heart‑related disability for currently employed police officers as presumptively accidental unless disproved, and any benefit changes apply only from the application date. The measure is temporary, expiring 366 days after becoming law.

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