Int. No. 624
By Council Members Cruz, Pinkett, Harrison, Marshall, Fiala and Oddo (in conjunction with the Mayor); also Council Members, Malave-Dilan, Eisland, Espada, Leffler, Michels, Povman, Sabini and Abel.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to awards to survivors of certain civilian members of the police department killed while engaged in the discharge of duty.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 3-403 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 27 for the year 1998, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3-403 Awards to survivors of certain civilian members of the police department.
a. Awards to spouses and domestic partners of school crossing guards. The mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to make an award to the spouse or domestic partner of a school crossing guard, appointed as such by the police commissioner pursuant to the provisions of section 14-118 of this code, who has been or hereafter shall be killed while engaged in the discharge of duty. Such award shall equal the annual compensation earnable by a school crossing guard as provided for in the budget for the fiscal year in which death occurs. In case there [be] is no spouse or domestic partner surviving the decedent, such award shall be made to the minor child or children surviving such decedent. Such award shall be paid in one payment as soon after the death of such school crossing guard as may be possible and shall be in addition to any pension, award, or other allowance authorized by law.
b. Awards to spouses and domestic partners of prevailing rate employees. The mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to make an award to the spouse or domestic partner of a prevailing rate employee, appointed as such by the police commissioner, who has been killed while engaged in the discharge of duty on or after October first, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight and before August first, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine. Such award shall equal the annual compensation earnable by a person holding such prevailing rate title as provided for in the budget for the fiscal year in which death occurs. In case there is no spouse or domestic partner surviving the decedent, such award shall be made to the minor child or children surviving such decedent. Such award shall be paid in one payment as soon after the death of such prevailing rate employee as may be possible and shall be in addition to any pension, award, or other allowance authorized by law.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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