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Assembly Bill A1218A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a deaf and hard of hearing outreach program to facilitate communication between hearing-impaired persons and law enforcement personnel

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2017-A1218 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7387
2019-2020: A3342
2021-2022: A6718
2023-2024: A3344
2025-2026: A3230

2017-A1218 - Summary

Establishes a deaf and hard of hearing outreach program to facilitate communication between deaf and hard of hearing individuals and law enforcement personnel.

2017-A1218 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1218
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, BRONSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  establishing  a  deaf
   and  hard  of  hearing  outreach  program  to facilitate communication
   between hearing-impaired persons and law enforcement personnel

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t
 to read as follows:
   § 837-T. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING OUTREACH PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "DEAF PERSON" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO, BECAUSE OF HEARING  LOSS,
 IS  NOT  ABLE  TO  DISCRIMINATE SPEECH WHEN SPOKEN IN A NORMAL CONVERSA-
 TIONAL TONE REGARDLESS OF THE USE OF AMPLIFICATION DEVICES; AND
   (B) "HARD OF HEARING PERSON" SHALL MEAN ANY  PERSON  WHO,  BECAUSE  OF
 HEARING  LOSS,  HAS  A  DIMINISHED  CAPACITY TO DISCRIMINATE SPEECH WHEN
 SPOKEN IN A NORMAL CONVERSATIONAL TONE.
   (C) "VISOR COMMUNICATION  CARD"  SHALL  MEAN  SUCH  IDENTIFICATION  AS
 ISSUED  BY  THE  DIVISION WHICH IDENTIFIES THE DRIVER AS DEAF OR HARD OF
 HEARING, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AND WHICH DETAILS  THE  APPROPRIATE
 PROCEDURES FOR ASSISTING A DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DRIVER DURING A TRAF-
 FIC STOP AS PROMULGATED BY THE DIVISION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE  DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN VISOR COMMUNICATION CARDS
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND
 DEAF  AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE
 SHALL, UPON REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A  VISOR  COMMUNICATION  OF  A  DESIGN
 APPROVED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER. APPLICATION FOR SUCH VISOR COMMUNICATION
 CARD SHALL BE FILED WITH THE DIVISION IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   3.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE
 VISOR COMMUNICATION CARD ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE  DIVISION  SHALL  DISSEM-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A1218A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7387
2019-2020: A3342
2021-2022: A6718
2023-2024: A3344
2025-2026: A3230

2017-A1218A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a deaf and hard of hearing outreach program to facilitate communication between deaf and hard of hearing individuals and law enforcement personnel.

2017-A1218A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1218--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, BRONSON, SKOUFIS -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee  on
   Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  establishing  a  deaf
   and  hard  of  hearing  outreach  program  to facilitate communication
   between law enforcement and deaf and hard of hearing individuals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t
 to read as follows:
   § 837-T. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING OUTREACH PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS PARTIAL  OR
 COMPLETE LOSS OF HEARING, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND.
   (B)  "VISOR  COMMUNICATION  CARD"  SHALL  MEAN  SUCH IDENTIFICATION AS
 ISSUED BY THE DIVISION WHICH IDENTIFIES THE DRIVER AS DEAF AND  HARD  OF
 HEARING,  AS  DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AND WHICH DETAILS THE APPROPRIATE
 PROCEDURES FOR ASSISTING A DEAF AND HARD  OF  HEARING  DRIVER  DURING  A
 TRAFFIC STOP AS PROMULGATED BY THE DIVISION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE  DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN VISOR COMMUNICATION CARDS
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND
 DEAF  AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE
 SHALL, UPON REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A  VISOR  COMMUNICATION  OF  A  DESIGN
 APPROVED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER. APPLICATION FOR SUCH VISOR COMMUNICATION
 CARD SHALL BE FILED WITH THE DIVISION IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   3.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE
 VISOR COMMUNICATION CARD ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE  DIVISION  SHALL  DISSEM-
 INATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSTING SUCH ELECTRONIC VERSION TO LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT  AGENCIES  AND  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES  WHERE THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN
 INFORMATION REGARDING MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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