S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7890
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2022
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 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  providing  for
   donate  life registration on electronic application forms administered
   by the office of  temporary  and  disability  assistance,  the  higher
   education  services  corporation,  and  on  mandatory  electronic  tax
   filings; and to amend a chapter of the  laws  of  2021,  amending  the
   public  health  law  relating  to allowing donate life registration on
   electronic application forms administered by the office  of  temporary
   disability  assistance, the higher education services corporation, and
   on mandatory electronic tax filings, as proposed in legislative  bills
   numbers S. 5973 and A. 6392, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  5  of  section  4310  of  the
 public health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending
 the  public  health law relating to allowing donate life registration on
 electronic application forms administered by  the  office  of  temporary
 disability assistance, the higher education services corporation, and on
 mandatory  electronic  tax  filings,  as  proposed  in legislative bills
 numbers S. 5973 and A. 6392, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Such organ, eye and tissue registration  of  consent  to  make  an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion  or  renewal  form of a driver's license, (ii) indication made on a
 non-driver identification card application or renewal form, (iii)  indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section  5-210 of the election law, (iv) indication made on the applica-
 tion for, or MANUAL renewal APPLICATION BY AN ACCOUNT HOLDER of,  health
 care  coverage  offered  through  the state health benefit exchange, (v)
 enrollment through the donate life registry website, (vi) paper  enroll-
 ment submitted to the donate life registry, (vii) indication made on the
 application  or  renewal  form of a hunting, fishing or trapping license
 issued pursuant to title seven of article eleven  of  the  environmental
 conservation law, (viii) indication made on transactions administered by
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 the  office  of  temporary AND disability assistance through the mybene-
 fits.ny.gov website, or any such successor website; (ix) indication made
 on applications, renewals or related transactions for college  financial
 aid, grants, or scholarships offered or administered through any website
 maintained  by  the higher education services corporation; OR (x) [indi-
 cation made on any tax document that is subject to mandatory  electronic
 filing  in  accordance with the provisions of section twenty-nine of the
 tax law; or (xi)] through any other method identified by the commission-
 er. The department shall establish a means  by  which  to  register  the
 consent  given  by individuals who are sixteen or seventeen years of age
 in the donate life registry, and shall make  registration  available  by
 any  of  the  methods  provided in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv),
 (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) and (x) of this paragraph.
   § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  5  of  section
 4310  of  the  public health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of
 2021, amending the public health law relating to  allowing  donate  life
 registration  on electronic application forms administered by the office
 of temporary disability assistance, the higher education services corpo-
 ration, and on mandatory electronic tax filings, as proposed in legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 5973 and A. 6392, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) Where required by law for transactions described in  subparagraphs
 (i),  (ii)  , (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix), AND (x) [and (xi)] of paragraph
 (a) of this subdivision, the commissioner shall ensure, in  consultation
 with the head of any agency required to implement such transaction, that
 space  is  provided  on  any  required  form so that the applicant shall
 register or decline registration in the donate life registry for  organ,
 eye  and  tissue  donations under this section and that the following is
 stated on the form in clear and conspicuous type:
   "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to  be  added
 to  the  Donate  Life  Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
 tion'."
   § 3. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending  the  public
 health  law  relating to allowing donate life registration on electronic
 application forms administered by the  office  of  temporary  disability
 assistance,  the higher education services corporation, and on mandatory
 electronic tax filings, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5973
 and A. 6392, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect [on the one hundred eightieth day] ONE
 YEAR after it shall have become a law[; provided, however, that if chap-
 ter 149 of the laws of 2020 shall not have taken  effect  on  or  before
 such  date  then  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2020, takes effect].   EFFEC-
 TIVE  IMMEDIATELY,  THE ADDITION, AMENDMENT AND/OR REPEAL OF ANY RULE OR
 REGULATION NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT ON ITS EFFECTIVE
 DATE ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE MADE AND COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE SUCH EFFECTIVE
 DATE.
   § 4. This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided,  however,
 sections  one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and
 in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the public
 health law relating to allowing donate life registration  on  electronic
 application  forms  administered  by  the office of temporary disability
 assistance, the higher education services corporation, and on  mandatory
 electronic tax filings, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5973
 and A. 6392, takes effect.