Assembly Bill A9101A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2015-A9101 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6022
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 3006, 6206 & 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: A2526, S474
2019-2020: A971, S6069
2021-2022: S3047
2023-2024: S5469

2015-A9101 - Summary

Requires that space be provided on applications for state university colleges and universities, community colleges and the city university of New York, applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, 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.

2015-A9101 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9101

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the education law, the public health 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

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR
ADMISSION TO STATE OPERATED INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES  INCLUDE
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.
  S  2.  Section  3006  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROVIDE  ON
EACH  APPLICATION  FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,  LICENSE  OR REGISTRATION ISSUED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE APPLI-
CANT 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.
  S 3. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
  7-A.  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON APPLICATIONS FOR
ADMISSION TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING  EVERY  SENIOR  COLLEGE  AND
COMMUNITY  COLLEGE THEREOF, 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.
  S  4.  The  opening  paragraph of section 6501 of the education law is
designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  2. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL PROVIDE, ON EACH APPLICATION TO PRACTICE
A  PROFESSION PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND EACH APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF
A LICENSE, REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION TO PRACTICE SUCH A  PROFESSION,
              

co-Sponsors

2015-A9101A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6022
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 3006, 6206 & 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: A2526, S474
2019-2020: A971, S6069
2021-2022: S3047
2023-2024: S5469

2015-A9101A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that space be provided on applications for state university colleges and universities, community colleges and the city university of New York, applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, 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.

2015-A9101A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9101--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS, DINOWITZ, MAYER, LUPINACCI, McDONALD --
  read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend 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

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR
ADMISSION TO STATE OPERATED INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES  INCLUDE
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.  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.
  S 2. Section 3006 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  ORGAN,  EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE ON
EACH APPLICATION FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,  LICENSE  OR  REGISTRATION  ISSUED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE APPLI-
CANT 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.    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.
  S 3. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 7-a to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11797-04-6
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.