File #: Int 0613-2024    Version: * Name: Requiring a report on outreach by the police department and fire department to police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees potentially exposed to environmental hazards as a result of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 3/7/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law in relation to requiring a report on outreach by the police department and fire department to police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees potentially exposed to environmental hazards as a result of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011 and its aftermath
Sponsors: Christopher Marte, Shahana K. Hanif, Erik D. Bottcher, Lincoln Restler, Julie Menin
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Summary: This bill would require the police department and fire department to provide the council with a report regarding outreach efforts to all department personnel potentially exposed to environmental hazards as a result of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2011 and its aftermath. The report must include information about all efforts made to inform individuals of eligibility for programs to help, monitor, or compensate individuals who may have been harmed as a result of the attack. The report would be due one year after the bill’s effective date if enacted.
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 613, 2. Int. No. 613, 3. March 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24

Int. No. 613

 

By Council Members Marte, Hanif, Bottcher, Restler and Menin

 

A Local Law in relation to requiring a report on outreach by the police department and fire department to police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees potentially exposed to environmental hazards as a result of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011 and its aftermath

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. No later than one year after the effective date of this local law, the police department and fire department shall submit to the council a report on all police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees who conducted rescue, recovery, clean-up, or served in any other capacity which could have resulted in exposure to environmental hazards as a result of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011 and its aftermath. Such report shall, at a minimum:

1. Include information about all efforts to inform such individuals about their eligibility for any programs to help, monitor, or compensate individuals who may have been harmed as a result of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath, including, without limitation, the World Trade Center Health Registry, the World Trade Center Health Program, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and all pension, disability or retirement benefits available from the police department and fire department;

2. Identify any difficulties in identifying or contacting such individuals as well as any other gaps or deficiencies in such outreach efforts; and

3. Make recommendations regarding further outreach to such individuals

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

Session 13

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LS #11544

1/18/24

 

Session 12

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LS #11544

12/28/22