Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2016 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1252 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2015 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1679 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 14, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5556
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last 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
2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7522
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1266, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S6304, A4690
2019-2020: S2641, A5726
2021-2022: S5622, A6924
2023-2024: S4661, A5183
2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to special powers of the authority; allows for paratransit eligible individuals who are at least eighty years old, to be required only to present correspondence from a licensed physician, dated within the preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is still necessary for the individual to make a single application for paratransit services; once approved, such individuals shall be exempt from all certification requirements.
2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5556 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to special powers of the authority PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide easier access to paratransit for eligible individuals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This legislation amends Section 1266 of the public authorities law by adding subdivision 15-a. JUSTIFICATION: Filling out current forms required to apply for paratransit may be difficult for seniors. In order to ease the process, paratransit eligi- ble individuals who are at least eighty years old can simply acquire a correspondence from a licensed physician. Once approved, such individ- uals will be exempt from all recertification requirements. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5556 A. 7522 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 14, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to special powers of the authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows: 15-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, PARATRANSIT ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT LEAST EIGHTY YEARS OLD, SHALL BE REQUIRED ONLY TO PRESENT CORRESPONDENCE FROM A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, DATED WITHIN THE PRECEDING THIRTY DAYS, INDICATING THAT THE PARATRANSIT SERVICE IS STILL NECESSARY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE A SINGLE APPLICATION FOR PARATRAN- SIT SERVICES. ONCE APPROVED, SUCH INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ALL RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10585-03-5
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