Bill Text: NY A03427 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to promote vision health and safety for children; targets children with amblyopia for support regarding such children's vision; provides for information to be disseminated by the department of motor vehicles and for voluntary contributions to the fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-18 - print number 3427a [A03427 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03427-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3427
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 25, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT, TOWNS, ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND, COLTON, LAVINE, PHEFFER, WEISENBERG  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Health
       AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, the vehicle and traffic law and
         the state finance law, in relation to establishing the save our  sight
         program and the save our sight fund
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 22
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 22. SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
    4  THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
    5  ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, A SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM.  SUCH PROGRAM
    6  SHALL:
    7    1.  PROVIDE  SUPPORT  TO  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  OFFER VISION
    8  SCREENING AND EDUCATION SERVICES;
    9    2. IMPLEMENT A VOLUNTARY  CHILDREN'S  VISION  SCREENING  TRAINING  AND
   10  CERTIFICATION  PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEERS, CHILD DAY-CARE PROVIDERS, NURSES,
   11  TEACHERS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PRACTICING IN PRIMARY CARE  SETTINGS
   12  AND FOR OTHER PERSONS SERVING CHILDREN;
   13    3.  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A  REGISTRY  AND  TARGETED VOLUNTARY CASE
   14  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  CHILDREN  WITH  AMBLYOPIA  ARE
   15  RECEIVING PROFESSIONAL EYE CARE AND TO PROVIDE PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDI-
   16  ANS  OF  CHILDREN  WITH AMBLYOPIA WITH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT REGARDING
   17  SUCH CHILDREN'S VISION;
   18    4. ESTABLISH A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE  PURCHASE  AND  DISTRIB-
   19  UTION OF PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR TO CHILDREN;
   20    5.  PROVIDE  VISION HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO CLASS-
   21  ROOMS; AND
   22    6. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE-C OF THE  VEHICLE  AND
   23  TRAFFIC  LAW,  TO  DEVELOP  MATERIALS  ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE CARE AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06899-01-1
       A. 3427                             2
    1  SAFETY AND TO DELIVER SUCH MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR  VEHI-
    2  CLES  FOR  DISTRIBUTION  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE-C OF THE
    3  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
    4    S  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
    5  401-c to read as follows:
    6    S 401-C. SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM; VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION.  IN  ADDITION
    7  TO  THE  FEES  COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, EVERY APPLICATION FOR
    8  REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND EVERY APPLI-
    9  CATION FOR AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE OR FOR RENEWAL THEREOF SHALL PROVIDE AN
   10  OPTION TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE BEING REGISTERED OR APPLICANT TO MAKE
   11  A ONE-DOLLAR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SAVE OUR  SIGHT  FUND  ESTAB-
   12  LISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  EIGHTY-ONE  OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. THE
   13  COMMISSIONER SHALL COLLECT SUCH ADDITIONAL ONE DOLLAR  FROM  ANY  PERSON
   14  WHO  OPTS  TO  CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH FUND. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO MAKE
   15  AVAILABLE TO EVERY PERSON APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL REGISTRA-
   16  TION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND EVERY APPLICATION FOR AN OPERATOR'S  LICENSE
   17  OR FOR RENEWAL THEREOF MATERIALS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE CARE AND SAFE-
   18  TY PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-TWO
   19  OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL FORWARD ALL MONEYS
   20  RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO  THE  COMPTROLLER
   21  FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE SAVE OUR SIGHT FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
   22  EIGHTY-ONE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   23    S  3.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 81 to
   24  read as follows:
   25    S 81. SAVE OUR SIGHT FUND. 1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN  THE
   26  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER, A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAVE OUR
   27  SIGHT FUND.
   28    2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR THE  PURPOSE
   29  OF  SUCH  FUND,  ALL MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND PURSUANT TO LAW AND
   30  ALL MONEYS REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO THE CREDIT OF SUCH  FUND  PURSUANT  TO
   31  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   32    3.  MONEYS  OF THE FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION AND ALLO-
   33  CATION ONLY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  CARRYING
   34  OUT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND
   35  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   36    4. MONEYS OF THE FUND, WHEN AVAILABLE, SHALL BE PAID OUT ON THE  AUDIT
   37  AND  WARRANT OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED BY THE
   38  COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR BY AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
   39  HEALTH DESIGNATED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER.
   40    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.