New York S 3880: Grants David Morse, the parent of firefighter Peyton Morse, accidental death benefits

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S03880 Summary:

BILL NOS03880 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02591

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SPONSORWALCZYK

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Grants David Morse, the parent of firefighter Peyton Morse, who was employed by the city of Watertown, accidental death benefits.

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BILL NOS03880 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3880

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT granting David Morse, the parent of firefighter Peyton Morse,
 accidental death benefits

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special
 2 law, rule or regulation to the contrary, David Morse who is the parent
 3 of Peyton Morse who was previously employed by the city of Watertown as
 4 a firefighter and was a Tier 6 member of the New York State and Local
 5 Police and Fire Retirement System at the time of his death on March 12,
 6 2021 shall be eligible to file for any accidental death benefits that
 7 are available under section 361 and section 361-a of the retirement and
 8 social security law. Upon filing, David Morse shall be eligible to
 9 receive such accidental death benefit. Any amounts previously paid to
 10 Peyton Morse, his estate or David Morse prior to the filing of the
 11 application for benefits pursuant to this act shall be deducted from the
 12 benefit payable thereafter.
 13 § 2. All costs pursuant to this act shall be borne by the state of New
 14 York.
 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would make David Morse eligible to receive an accidental
 death benefit, payable due to the death of their child Peyton Morse,
 pursuant to Sections 361 and 361-a of the Retirement and Social Security
 Law (RSSL). Peyton Morse was a firefighter employed by the City of
 Watertown and a member of the New York State and Local Police and Fire
 Retirement System until March 12, 2021, the date of their death. Peyton
 Morse did not have a statutory beneficiary eligible to receive an acci-
 dental death benefit pursuant to Sections 361 and 361-a of the RSSL, so
 an ordinary death benefit was paid.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00100-02-5

 S. 3880 2

 If this bill is enacted during the 2025 Legislative Session, there
 will be an immediate past service cost of approximately $1.70 million
 which will be borne by the State of New York as a one-time payment. This
 estimate assumes that payment will be made on March 1, 2026.
 Summary of relevant resources:
 Membership date as of March 31, 2024 was used in measuring the impact
 of the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2024 actuari-
 al valuation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the
 2024 Report of the Actuary and the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial
 Report. The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the
 2024 Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the
 Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and
 Control. The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March
 31, 2024 New York State and Local Retirement System Financial Statements
 and Supplementary Information.
 This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
 of the proposed change nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for
 the professional judgment of an attorney.
 This estimate, dated January 8, 2025, and intended for use only during
 the 2025 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2025-001. As Chief
 Actuary of the New York State and Local Retirement System, I, Aaron
 Schottin Young, hereby certify that this analysis complie