New York S 7832: Establishes the psilocybin assisted therapy pilot program for veterans and first responders

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S07832 Summary:

BILL NOS07832A

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Authorizes Daniel Woolley to file for an accidental disability retirement.

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BILL NOS07832A

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05/09/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/13/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/13/2026PRINT NUMBER 7832A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7832--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Daniel Woolley to receive an acci-
 dental disability retirement

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Daniel Woolley,
 2 who was employed by the town of Clarkstown as a police officer from
 3 February 1991 to February 2023 and who retired from service on February
 4 25, 2023, and who was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm of the heart on
 5 February 15, 2024, and who, as of the effective date of this act, is
 6 receiving a service retirement benefit from the New York state and local
 7 police and fire retirement system, shall be entitled to apply for an
 8 accidental disability retirement from the New York state and local
 9 police and fire retirement system pursuant to section 363 of the retire-
 10 ment and social security law if, within one year of the effective date
 11 of this act, he shall file a written request with the state comptroller.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would entitle Daniel Woolley, a service retiree of the New
 York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (NYSLPFRS), to
 apply for an accidental disability retirement, pursuant to section 363
 of the retirement and social security law.
 There will be an immediate past service cost of $74,000 as of February
 1, 2027. This cost will be shared by the State of New York and the local
 participating employers in NYSLPFRS and spread over future billing
 cycles.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10096-08-6

 S. 7832--A 2

 Summary of relevant resources:
 Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used to measure the impact of
 the bill, the same data used in the Actuarial Valuations dated April 1,
 2025. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025 Report
 of the Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The
 actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2025 Annual
 Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes, Rules
 and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and Control. The fair
 value of assets and GASB disclosures can be found in the 2025 Financial
 Statements and Supplementary Information.
 Assumptions, demographics, and other considerations may have been
 modified to better reflect specific provisions of any proposed benefit
 change(s).
 This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
 of the bill, nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for the profes-
 sional judgment of an attorney.
 This estimate, dated April 17, 2026, and intended for use only during
 the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note Number 2026-181. As Chief
 Actuary of the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS), I,
 Aaron Schottin Young, hereby certify that this analysis complies with
 applicable Actuarial Standards of Practice as well as the Code of
 Professional Conduct and Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing
 Statements of Actuarial Opinion of the American Academy of Act