Assembly Actions -
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Apr 16, 2024 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 14, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 13, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 12, 2024 |
1st report cal.652 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 06, 2023 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 09, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 08, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 03, 2023 |
1st report cal.745 |
Mar 31, 2023 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6162
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Current 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) 43rd Senate District
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
2023-S6162 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6845
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §840, Exec L
2023-S6162 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard.
2023-S6162 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6162 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to ensuring that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to make candidacy in law enforcement acces- sible to eligible individuals with color vision deficiencies by provid- ing practical field examinations as an alternative to clinical diagnos- tic testing in the medical review process. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends section 840 of the executive law by adding a new subdi- vision 2-c, which specifies that the promulgation of rules and/or regu- lations relating to color vision requirements for individuals eligible
2023-S6162 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6162 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 31, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to ensuring that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-c to read as follows: 2-C. RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION RELATING TO COLOR VISION REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AS POLICE OFFICERS SHALL BE TAILORED TO ONLY ELIMINATE INDIVIDUALS WITH EXTREME COLOR VISION DEFICIENCIES FROM SUCH ELIGIBILITY. A POLICE OFFICER OR APPLICANT WHO FAILS TO MEET AN INITIAL COLOR VISION STANDARD SHALL BE DEEMED TO MEET SUCH STANDARD UPON DEMON- STRATING THAT THEY CAN CORRECTLY DISCRIMINATE COLORS VIA A FIELD TEST APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AND CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR POLICE DISTRICT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "EXTREME COLOR VISION DEFICIENCIES" SHALL MEAN EXTREME ANOMALOUS TRICH- ROMATISM OR MONOCHROMACY COLOR VISION, AS DETERMINED THROUGH TESTING APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A FARNSWORTH DICHOTOMOUS D-15 TEST OR ANY OTHER TEST DESIGNED AND DOCUMENTED TO IDENTIFY EXTREME ANOM- ALOUS TRICHROMATIC, DICHROMATIC OR MONOCHROMATIC COLOR VISION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10540-01-3
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