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A10172 Summary:

BILL NOA10172 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08052-A

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §810, R & SS L

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Provides that a member of a public retirement system who has been determined to have a permanent partial disability by the workers' compensation board of the state of New York, and who the United States social security administration has determined is disabled for substantial gainful activity, and approved for social security disability benefits, shall be deemed to be disabled for the purposes of eligibility for disability benefits of such public retirement system.

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BILL NOA10172 

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02/12/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10172

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 providing a disability presumption to members of public retirement
 systems

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

 1 Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 2 a new section 810 to read as follows:
 3 § 810. Disability presumption. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or
 4 regulation to the contrary, a member of a public retirement system as
 5 defined by subdivision a of section eight hundred of this article who
 6 has been determined to have a permanent partial disability by the work-
 7 ers' compensation board of the state of New York, or who the United
 8 States social security administration has determined is disabled for
 9 substantial gainful activity, and approved for social security disabili-
 10 ty benefits, shall be deemed to be disabled for the purposes of eligi-
 11 bility for disability benefits of such public retirement system.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 Bill Description:
 This fiscal note is prepared for legislative bill draft S.8052. This
 bill would add a section 810 to the Retirement and Social Security Law
 that would deem any member determined to have a permanent partial disa-
 bility by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, or determined
 to be disabled for substantial gainful activity and eligible for Social
 Security Disability benefits by the United States Social Security Admin-
 istration, to be eligible for disability benefits from the New York
 State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS). Current statute, section 605
 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, requires that a member be
 physically or mentally incapacitated for the performance of gainful
 employment to qualify for a disability benefit. The statute empowers
 NYSTRS to make that determination and to that end, NYSTRS has a Medical

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11399-05-6

 A. 10172 2

 Board of board-certified physicians that meets monthly to review disa-
 bility applications and medical files.
 Cost:
 The overall cost to the participating employers of the New York State
 Teachers' Retirement System cannot be readily determined as the ultimate
 number of disability retirements granted under this definition cannot be
 determined at this time.
 The System's average cost per individual member impacted is estimated
 as follows:

 Member Age Disability Benefit
 30 $280,000 (4.5 times salary)
 40 $350,000 (4.2 times salary)
 50 $400,000 (3.8 times salary)

 The actual cost per member would depend on the member's age, tier,
 years of service, and salary. The costs above are determined based on
 averages, so the actual cost for a member could be higher or lower.
 Data:
 Member data as of June 30, 2025, prepared for the most recent actuari-
 al valuation was used in determining this cost. The most recent data
 distributions and statistics can be found in the System's Annual Report
 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Syst