Senate Bill S1754A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

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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-S1754 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3342
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L; amd §404-a, V & T L; amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7802, A11155
2011-2012: S5344, A4167
2013-2014: S893, A2253
2017-2018: S3466, A5544
2019-2020: S4783, A4323
2021-2022: S5074
2023-2024: S6392

2015-S1754 - Summary

Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

2015-S1754 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1754 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1754

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  enabling
  chiropractors  to certify disability; to amend the vehicle and traffic
  law, in relation to enabling chiropractors to certify  disability  for
  the  purpose  of  issuance of handicapped license plates and registra-
  tion; and to amend the education law, in relation to  enabling  chiro-
  practors  to  be employed by school districts to provide school health
  services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 459 of the real  property tax law,
as  amended  by  chapter  265 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. To qualify as physically disabled for the purposes of this section,
an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from  a
physician  OR  CHIROPRACTOR  licensed to practice in the state on a form
prescribed and made available by the commissioner which states that  the
individual  has  a  permanent  physical  impairment  which substantially
limits one or more of such individual's major  life  activities,  except
that an individual who has obtained a certificate from the state commis-
sion  for  the  blind  stating that such individual is legally blind may
submit such certificate in lieu of a physician's certified statement.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a
of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter  686
of  the  laws  of  1994  and  the opening paragraph and paragraph (c) of
subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 as amended  by  chapter
277 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
  4.  Issue  of  plates.  The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to
such person in accordance with subdivision  two  of  this  section  with
proof  of  such  disability of such person or such members of his or her

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06769-01-5
              

2015-S1754A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3342
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459, RPT L; amd §404-a, V & T L; amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7802, A11155
2011-2012: S5344, A4167
2013-2014: S893, A2253
2017-2018: S3466, A5544
2019-2020: S4783, A4323
2021-2022: S5074
2023-2024: S6392

2015-S1754A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

2015-S1754A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1754A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1754--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  enabling
  chiropractors  to certify disability; to amend the vehicle and traffic
  law, in relation to enabling chiropractors to certify  disability  for
  the  purpose  of  issuance of handicapped license plates and registra-
  tion; and to amend the education law, in relation to  enabling  chiro-
  practors  to  be employed by school districts to provide school health
  services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 459 of the real  property tax law,
as  amended  by  chapter  265 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. To qualify as physically disabled for the purposes of this section,
an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from  a
physician  OR  CHIROPRACTOR  licensed to practice in the state on a form
prescribed and made available by the commissioner which states that  the
individual  has  a  permanent  physical  impairment  which substantially
limits one or more of such individual's major  life  activities,  except
that an individual who has obtained a certificate from the state commis-
sion  for  the  blind  stating that such individual is legally blind may
submit such certificate in lieu of a physician's certified statement.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a
of the vehicle and traffic law as amended by chapter 376 of the laws  of
2015, are amended to read as follows:
  4.  Issue  of  plates.  The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to
such person in accordance with subdivision  two  of  this  section  with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06769-02-6
              

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