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Jun 18, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7762
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S7762 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §47-b, Civ Rts L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2011-S7762 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7762 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to defining a "three-unit service dog team" and granting rights and privileges to such teams PURPOSE: This bill will allow individuals who are training service dogs as part of a three unit service team to have the same rights and privileges under article 4-B of the civil rights law as a person with a disability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Provides that person who are part of a three unit service dog team, while engaged in continuing training of a service dog, will have the same right and privileges as a person with disability under Article 4-B of the civil rights law. Three unit service dog team is defined as a team consisting of a person with a disability, a trained service dog and a person over the age of eighteen who has been trained to handle a service dog. JUSTIFICATION: This bill will ensure that individuals who are engaged in continued
2011-S7762 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7762 I N S E N A T E June 18, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to defining a "three- unit service dog team" and granting rights and privileges to such teams THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 47-b of the civil rights law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. PERSONS WHO ARE PART OF A THREE-UNIT SERVICE DOG TEAM, WHILE ENGAGED IN CONTINUING TRAINING OF A SERVICE DOG, SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES SET FORTH FOR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY IN THIS ARTICLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "THREE-UNIT SERVICE DOG TEAM" SHALL MEAN A TEAM CONSISTING OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, A TRAINED SERVICE DOG, AND A PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE A SERVICE DOG. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15951-01-2
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