S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
January 26, 2016
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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.
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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. 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 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,
SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" OF
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 5. Section 651 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(a-1) to read as follows:
(A-1) ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE
ON EACH RETURN SPACE FOR THE TAXPAYER OR TAXPAYERS 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 A TAXPAYER 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 6. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 401 of the vehicle and
traffic law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as
follows:
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
AND RENEWAL THEREOF SPACE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER 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 A MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER 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 7. Section 464 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new clos-
ing paragraph to read as follows:
THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICA-
TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE, SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN
THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTAB-
LISHED 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 8. Section 468-a of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
4-A. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH BIENNIAL REGISTRA-
TION FORM SPACE FOR THE ATTORNEY TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGIS-
TRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. PROVIDED, THAT WHERE
AN ATTORNEY HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR
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REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL
NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
S 9. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 91-a to read
as follows:
S 91-A. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE ON
EACH APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION WHICH IS LICENSED
OR REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, 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 PREVI-
OUSLY 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 10. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however,
that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
or before such effective date.