Bill > A02535

This bill amends the General Municipal Law to provide optional disability coverage for county probation officers, expanding an existing law that already provides disability benefits for various public safety employees like sheriff's deputies, corrections officers, and police officers. The key change allows counties to choose whether to offer disability coverage to their probation officers, which would entitle these employees to receive their full regular salary and have medical treatment covered if they are injured or become ill while performing their job duties. Under this provision, if a county opts in, a probation officer who is injured or becomes sick in the course of their work would be paid their full salary until their disability ends, and the county would be responsible for all medical treatment and hospital care related to that injury or illness. The bill also updates language to use gender-neutral terms like "their" instead of "his or her" and makes some technical modifications to the existing statute. Importantly, the bill maintains existing protections that prevent medical providers from seeking reimbursement directly from the affected employees and allows municipal health authorities to monitor the employee's recovery and medical treatment.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2535