Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 13, 2019 |
vetoed memo.208 |
Dec 06, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
May 29, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.410 substituted for a4737 |
May 29, 2019 |
substituted by s1674 |
May 23, 2019 |
advanced to third reading cal.410 |
May 21, 2019 |
reported |
Mar 19, 2019 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 05, 2019 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A4737
Vetoed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STECK
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1674 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Karines Reyes
William Colton
Jo Anne Simon
Ellen C. Jaffee
2019-A4737 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A4737 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the office of the advocate for people with disabilities to advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities and assure that persons with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of the state of New York.
2019-A4737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4737 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the office of the advocate for people with disabilities 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 article 19-E to read as follows: ARTICLE 19-E OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SECTION 460. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 461. DEFINITIONS. 462. OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 463. DIRECTOR; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. § 460. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES COMPRISE A MAJOR SEGMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK'S POPULATION AND THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CONCERNS MUST BE CONSIDERED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL STATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AFFECTING THEIR LIVES AND WELL-BEING. THE OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHALL ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ASSURE THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACCORDED TO CITIZENS OF THIS STATE. § 461. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: (A) "PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO HAS A DISA- BILITY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE- TY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. (B) "STATE AGENCY" OR "STATE AGENCIES" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE DEPART- MENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE, EXCEPT THE JUDICIARY OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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