Senate Bill S5794

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation

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  • 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

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2015-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง73-d, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3931
2019-2020: S1601
2021-2022: S5501

2015-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation.

2015-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5794

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to  the  interagency
  coordinating committee on rural public transportation

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

  Section 1. Section 73-d of the transportation law, as amended by chap-
ter 562 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
  S 73-d. Interagency coordinating committee on rural public transporta-
tion. 1. There is hereby created a committee to be known as the "intera-
gency coordinating committee on  rural  public  transportation",  to  be
comprised  of  nineteen members. The commissioner or his or her designee
shall serve as chairperson. Twelve of such members shall be the  follow-
ing  or  his  or her duly designated representative: the director of the
office for the aging; the commissioner of education; the commissioner of
labor; the commissioner of health; the commissioner  of  the  office  of
mental  health;  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE; the commissioner of the office [of  mental  retardation
and]  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  developmental disabilities; the commissioner of
[social services; state advocate for the disabled] THE OFFICE FOR TEMPO-
RARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE; THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE  NEW  YORK
STATE  JUSTICE  CENTER  FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS;
THE secretary of state; THE commissioner of  agriculture  and  markets[;
the  director  of  the office of rural affairs] and the [director of the
division for youth] COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
SERVICES.  Six  additional  members, all of whom shall be transportation
providers or consumers representing rural counties shall be appointed to
serve a term of three years as follows: two by the  [president  pro-tem-
pore]  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  of  the  senate,  two by the speaker of the
assembly, one by the minority leader of  the  senate,  and  one  by  the
minority  leader  of  the  assembly.  Efforts shall be made to provide a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11497-01-5
              

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