Provides certain health care benefits to surviving dependents of accidental disability retiree who participated in 9/11 WTC rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations; clarifies eligibility criteria for recalculation of retirement allowance for such participation.

This bill provides health care coverage to surviving spouses and dependent children of retirees who received accidental disability retirement benefits due to health conditions resulting from participating in 9/11 WTC rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. It clarifies that retirees who participated in these operations and later developed qualifying health conditions can apply to have their retirement allowance recalculated as an accidental disability retirement allowance. The bill establishes eligibility requirements including participation in the operations for a minimum of eight hours, documentation of a qualifying health condition, and filing a statement with the retirement system within specific timeframes. The State would cover most of the health care costs, with surviving spouses contributing a percentage based on their retirement allowance amount. This applies to members of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System, State Police Retirement System, and Public Employees' Retirement System.