Assembly Bill A3516

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires election for registration for organ, eye and tissue donations to be included upon certain state forms; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A3516 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-d, Civ Serv L; add §596-a, Lab L; amd §§4310 & 206, rpld §4310 sub 5 ¶¶(b) & (c), Pub Health L; amd §§3006 & 6501, Ed L; amd §651, Tax L; amd §401, V & T L; amd §§464 & 468-a, Judy L; add §91-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10597
2019-2020: A2882
2021-2022: A2159

2023-A3516 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that space be provided on applications for a civil service examination, claims for unemployment benefits, applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, and applications to register a motor vehicle, for the applicant to register in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donation established pursuant to section 4310 of the public health law.

2023-A3516 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3516
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, the labor law, the public health
   law, the education law, the tax law, the vehicle and traffic law,  the
   judiciary  law and the executive law, in relation to requiring certain
   state forms and applications to include space for registering  in  the
   "donate  life  registry"  for  organ, eye and tissue donations; and to
   repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 50-d to read as follows:
   § 50-D. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE CIVIL  SERVICE  DEPARTMENT
 AND  MUNICIPAL  COMMISSIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICATION PROVIDED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY OF THIS  TITLE  SPACE  FOR  THE  APPLICANT  TO
 REGISTER  IN  THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY"  FOR  ORGAN,  EYE AND TISSUE
 DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN  CLEAR
 AND  CONSPICUOUS  TYPE:   "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE
 REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR  'SKIP  THIS  QUESTION'".  NEITHER  THE
 CIVIL  SERVICE  DEPARTMENT  NOR  MUNICIPAL  COMMISSIONS  SHALL  MAINTAIN
 RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK
 "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A
 WISH  NOT  TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF
 AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL
 GIFT  OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.  PROVIDED, THAT WHERE
 AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO  MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR
 REGISTERED  IN  THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL
 NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 596-a to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06846-01-3
              

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