Senate Bill S1126

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to provide vision screening and educational information

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1126 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1382
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §22, Pub Health L; add §401-c, V & T L; add §80, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1764, A3427
2013-2014: S1233, A4057
2015-2016: A4003

2009-S1126 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to promote vision health and safety for children; targets children with amblyopia for support regarding such children's vision; provides for information to be disseminated by the department of motor vehicles and for voluntary contributions to the fund.

2009-S1126 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1126

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS,  DIAZ,  DILAN,  DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  C. JOHNSON, KRUEGER, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER,
  SCHNEIDERMAN, STACHOWSKI, STAVISKY, THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, the vehicle and traffic  law  and
  the  state finance law, in relation to establishing the save our sight
  program and the save our sight fund

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 22
to read as follows:
  S  22.  SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, A SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM.  SUCH PROGRAM
SHALL:
  1. PROVIDE  SUPPORT  TO  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  OFFER  VISION
SCREENING AND EDUCATION SERVICES;
  2.  IMPLEMENT  A  VOLUNTARY  CHILDREN'S  VISION SCREENING TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEERS, CHILD DAY-CARE PROVIDERS,  NURSES,
TEACHERS,  HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PRACTICING IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
AND FOR OTHER PERSONS SERVING CHILDREN;
  3. DEVELOP AND  IMPLEMENT  A  REGISTRY  AND  TARGETED  VOLUNTARY  CASE
MANAGEMENT  SYSTEM  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  CHILDREN  WITH AMBLYOPIA ARE
RECEIVING PROFESSIONAL EYE CARE AND TO PROVIDE PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDI-
ANS OF CHILDREN WITH AMBLYOPIA WITH INFORMATION  AND  SUPPORT  REGARDING
SUCH CHILDREN'S VISION;
  4.  ESTABLISH  A  MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIB-
UTION OF PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR TO CHILDREN;
  5. PROVIDE VISION HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS  TO  CLASS-
ROOMS; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00230-01-9

              

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