Senate Bill S2924

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the accessible electronic information act

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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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2021-S2924 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92-j, Pub Serv L; add §99-ii, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6392
2013-2014: S708
2015-2016: S1167
2017-2018: S3274
2019-2020: S3599
2023-2024: S4932

2021-S2924 - Summary

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a not-for-profit entity to administer the program.

2021-S2924 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2924 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2924
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, COMRIE, GALLIVAN -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law and the state finance law, in
   relation to enacting the accessible electronic information act

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "accessible electronic information act".
   § 2. Legislative finding. The National Federation of the Blind  estab-
 lished  the  NFB-NEWSLINE  to  increase the ability of visually impaired
 individuals to receive information provided  by  newspapers,  magazines,
 journals  and other print media which are traditionally unavailable in a
 limited  electronic  broadcast.  Since  2002,  this  vital  service  has
 provided visually impaired New Yorkers with information on job listings,
 self-help magazines, do-it-yourself guides, political magazines, several
 newspapers,  TV  guide listings, and other literary necessities that all
 sighted New Yorkers have enjoyed. This  legislation  provides  a  stable
 means to bring NEWSLINE to New York.
   § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 92-j to
 read as follows:
   § 92-J. ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION; BLIND AND DISABLED PERSONS.
 1.  A  QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICE
 SHALL PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICE FOR  ELIGIBLE
 BLIND  AND DISABLED PERSONS. THIS SERVICE SHALL BE PLANNED FOR CONTINUA-
 TION FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND MAKE MAXIMUM USE OF FEDERAL,  STATE,  PRIVATE
 AND  OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING OBTAINING GRANT OR IN-KIND SUPPORT
 FROM APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND SECURING  ACCESS  TO  LOW-COST  INTERSTATE
 RATES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY REIMBURSEMENT OR OTHERWISE.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S2924A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92-j, Pub Serv L; add §99-ii, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6392
2013-2014: S708
2015-2016: S1167
2017-2018: S3274
2019-2020: S3599
2023-2024: S4932

2021-S2924A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a not-for-profit entity to administer the program.

2021-S2924A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2924A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2924--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, COMRIE, GALLIVAN, MANNION -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation to enacting the accessible electronic information act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "accessible electronic information act".
   §  2. Legislative finding. The National Federation of the Blind estab-
 lished the NFB-NEWSLINE to increase the  ability  of  visually  impaired
 individuals  to  receive  information provided by newspapers, magazines,
 journals and other print media which are traditionally unavailable in  a
 limited  electronic  broadcast.  Since  2002,  this  vital  service  has
 provided visually impaired New Yorkers with information on job listings,
 self-help magazines, do-it-yourself guides, political magazines, several
 newspapers, TV guide listings, and other literary necessities  that  all
 sighted  New  Yorkers  have  enjoyed. This legislation provides a stable
 means to bring NEWSLINE to New York.
   § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 92-j to
 read as follows:
   § 92-J. ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION; BLIND AND DISABLED PERSONS.
 1. A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING  SUCH  SERVICE
 SHALL  PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICE FOR ELIGIBLE
 BLIND AND DISABLED PERSONS. THIS SERVICE SHALL BE PLANNED FOR  CONTINUA-
 TION  FROM  YEAR TO YEAR AND MAKE MAXIMUM USE OF FEDERAL, STATE, PRIVATE
 AND OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING OBTAINING GRANT OR IN-KIND  SUPPORT
 FROM  APPROPRIATE  PROGRAMS  AND  SECURING ACCESS TO LOW-COST INTERSTATE
 RATES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY REIMBURSEMENT OR OTHERWISE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00461-03-1
              

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