Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Oct 04, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A8193
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALEF
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
James Skoufis
Walter T. Mosley
Richard Gottfried
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
Janet Duprey
Jose Rivera
Linda Rosenthal
2013-A8193 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §20, Soc Serv L; amd §375, V & T L
2013-A8193 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to remove the word handicapped from any signs or means of communication where such word appears; further requires that anywhere where it is required that the current universal symbol of access of figure in a wheelchair appear that such signage instead depict a logo with a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement; applies only to new signs.
2013-A8193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8193 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain signs relating to accessibility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 9. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE WORD "HANDICAPPED" FROM ANY SIGNS OR MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WHERE SUCH WORD APPEARS. SUCH OFFICE SHALL FURTHER REQUIRE THAT ANYWHERE WHERE IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE CURRENT UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS OF FIGURE IN A WHEELCHAIR APPEAR THAT SUCH SIGNAGE FOR ACCESSIBILITY INSTEAD DEPICT A LOGO WITH A DYNAMIC CHARACTER LEANING FORWARD WITH A SENSE OF MOVEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO ANY NEW SIGNS BEING IMPLEMENTED ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 20 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (2) The universal handicapped symbol shall be conspicuously displayed on the exterior of every omnibus equipped with a wheelchair lift which transports children with disabilities. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations regarding the size and location of such universal hand- icapped symbol. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT ANY NEW SIGNAGE RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY IMPLEMENTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DEPICT A LOGO WITH A DYNAMIC CHARACTER LEANING FORWARD WITH A SENSE OF MOVEMENT. S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11777-01-3
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