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Senate Bill S7762

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Defines a "three-unit service dog team" and grants rights and privileges to such teams

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2011-S7762 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง47-b, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3866

2011-S7762 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines a "three-unit service dog team" and grants rights and privileges to such teams.

2011-S7762 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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