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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

Provides that a corrections officer who contracts COVID-19 while employed as a uniformed personnel in institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision and suffers a permanent disability or death shall be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 in the performance and discharge of duty and shall be eligible for a performance of duty disability retirement benefit.

Provides that a corrections officer who contracts COVID-19 while employed as a uniformed personnel in institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision and suffers a permanent disability or death shall be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 in the performance and discharge of duty and shall be eligible for a performance of duty disability retirement benefit.

https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/S00842/2025
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