STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7358 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to allow Tammy Sciavillo, wife of deceased firefighter Vito Scia- villo, to file an application for continuation of state health insur- ance 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, Tammy Sciavillo, the wife of 3 deceased firefighter Vito Sciavillo, who was employed by the Greenville 4 Fire District in the county of Westchester at the time of his death on 5 August 30, 2022, is hereby authorized to file an application for the 6 continuation of state health insurance benefits pursuant to section 7 165-a of the civil service law. Ms. Sciavillo shall be deemed eligible 8 for such benefits notwithstanding the discontinuation thereof following 9 her husband's death. Such application, if filed with the New York state 10 department of civil service within one year of the effective date of 11 this act, shall be deemed as timely filed. 12 § 2. All costs of implementing the provisions of this act, as they 13 pertain to the authorization for Ms. Sciavillo to file for continuation 14 of state health insurance benefits, shall be paid by the Greenville Fire 15 District. All future costs associated with the implementation of this 16 act shall be subject to the provisions of article fourteen of the civil 17 service law. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11567-01-3