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Assembly Bill A10415A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York telecommunications relay service center

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2025-A10415 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9305
Law Section:
Public Services
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-a, Pub Serv L; amd Part H1 §4, Chap 62 of 2003
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3164, S3533

2025-A10415 - Summary

Restructures the New York telecommunications relay service center as a state-wide workforce; extends provisions of law authorizing the establishment of such workforce from June 30, 2027 until June 30, 2030.

2025-A10415 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10415
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 62 of the laws  of  2003,  amending  the  public
   service  law  relating to establishing the New York telecommunications
   relay service center, in relation to extending certain  provisions  of
   such center

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of part H1 of chapter 62 of  the  laws  of  2003,
 amending  the  public  service law relating to establishing the New York
 telecommunications relay service center, as amended by  chapter  282  of
 the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   §  4.  This act shall take effect on April 1, 2003, provided, however,
 if this act shall become a law after such  date  it  shall  take  effect
 immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on
 and  after  April 1, 2003, provided, further, that section three of this
 act shall expire on June 30, [2027] 2030.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15036-01-6

2025-A10415A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9305
Law Section:
Public Services
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-a, Pub Serv L; amd Part H1 §4, Chap 62 of 2003
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3164, S3533

2025-A10415A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restructures the New York telecommunications relay service center as a state-wide workforce; extends provisions of law authorizing the establishment of such workforce from June 30, 2027 until June 30, 2030.

2025-A10415A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10415--A
                                                            R. R. 130
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a  third  reading  --
   passed  by  Assembly  and  delivered  to the Senate, recalled from the
   Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the special order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to restructuring the
   New  York  telecommunications  relay  service  center  as  a workforce
   employing residents of Onondaga county or adjoining counties;  and  to
   amend  chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the public service law
   relating to establishing the New York telecommunications relay service
   center, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 92-a of the public service law, as
 added  by  section  3  of  part H1 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. The commission shall authorize the establishment of  the  New  York
 telecommunications  relay  service [center] WORKFORCE.   In developing a
 request for proposals to provide telecommunications  relay  service  the
 commission shall include the following minimum provisions:
   (a)  The  [New  York  telecommunications relay service center shall be
 located within the municipality of Syracuse,] PROVIDER  OF  TELECOMMUNI-
 CATIONS  RELAY  SERVICE  SHALL,  IN PERFORMING SERVICES UNDER A CONTRACT
 AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, EMPLOY OR ENGAGE A WORKFORCE,  ALL
 OF WHOM SHALL RESIDE WITHIN ONONDAGA COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITH-
 IN THE STATE OF New York;
   (b)  A  minimum  of eighty percent of all calls utilizing telecommuni-
 cations relay service must be routed to and through the New  York  tele-
 communications relay service [center] WORKFORCE; and
   (c)  A  contract  to provide telecommunications relay service shall be
 renewable for up to five years, and the commission shall be empowered to
 promulgate and adopt all regulations required to implement the terms  of
 this subdivision.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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