Bill Text: NY S06022 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires that space be provided on applications for state university colleges and universities, community colleges and the city university of New York, applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, applications to register a motor vehicle, for the applicant to register in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donation established pursuant to section 4310 of the public health law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-17 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S06022 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6022
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     July 22, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the education law, the public health law, the  tax  law,
         the  vehicle and traffic law, the judiciary law and the executive law,
         in relation to requiring  certain  state  forms  and  applications  to
         include space for registering in the "donate life registry" for organ,
         eye and tissue donations
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    3    2-A. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR
    4  ADMISSION TO STATE OPERATED INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES  INCLUDE
    5  SPACE  FOR  THE  APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR
    6  ORGAN,  EYE  AND  TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO   SECTION
    7  FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
    8    S  2.  Section  3006  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
    9  subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   10    4. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROVIDE  ON
   11  EACH  APPLICATION  FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,  LICENSE  OR REGISTRATION ISSUED
   12  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE APPLI-
   13  CANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE
   14  DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE
   15  PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   16    S 3. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   17  subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
   18    7-A.  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON APPLICATIONS FOR
   19  ADMISSION TO THE CITY UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING  EVERY  SENIOR  COLLEGE  AND
   20  COMMUNITY  COLLEGE THEREOF, FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE
   21  LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT
   22  TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    S  4.  The  opening  paragraph of section 6501 of the education law is
    2  designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is  added  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    2. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL PROVIDE, ON EACH APPLICATION TO PRACTICE
    5  A  PROFESSION PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND EACH APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF
    6  A LICENSE, REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION TO PRACTICE SUCH A  PROFESSION,
    7  SPACE  FOR  THE  APPLICANT  TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" OF
    8  ORGAN,  EYE  AND  TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO   SECTION
    9  FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   10    S  5. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
   11  by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:
   12    (V) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH  THE  SUPERINTENDENT
   13  OF  FINANCIAL  SERVICES,  THAT  EVERY APPLICATION FOR A QUALIFIED HEALTH
   14  PLAN OFFERED THROUGH  THE  STATE  HEALTH  BENEFIT  EXCHANGE  ESTABLISHED
   15  PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (P.L.
   16  111-148),  AS AMENDED BY THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCIL-
   17  IATION ACT OF 2010 (P.L. 111-152), PROVIDE SPACE FOR  THE  APPLICANT  TO
   18  REGISTER  IN  THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY"  FOR  ORGAN,  EYE AND TISSUE
   19  DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF
   20  THIS CHAPTER.
   21    S  6. Section 651 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
   22  (a-1) to read as follows:
   23    (A-1) ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE
   24  ON  EACH  RETURN  SPACE FOR THE TAXPAYER OR TAXPAYERS TO REGISTER IN THE
   25  "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED
   26  PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   27    S  7.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 1 of section 401 of the vehicle and
   28  traffic law is amended by adding a new  closing  paragraph  to  read  as
   29  follows:
   30    THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
   31  AND RENEWAL THEREOF SPACE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER TO REGISTER IN THE
   32  "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED
   33  PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   34    S 8. Section 464 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new clos-
   35  ing paragraph to read as follows:
   36    THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICA-
   37  TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE, SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO  REGISTER  IN
   38  THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTAB-
   39  LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
   40  LAW.
   41    S  9.  Section  468-a  of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
   42  subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   43    4-A. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH BIENNIAL  REGISTRA-
   44  TION  FORM SPACE FOR THE ATTORNEY TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGIS-
   45  TRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
   46  FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   47    S 10. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  91-a  to
   48  read as follows:
   49    S 91-A. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE ON
   50  EACH APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION WHICH IS LICENSED
   51  OR REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE
   52  APPLICANT  TO  REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND
   53  TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN
   54  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   55    S 11. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
   56  ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law;  provided,  however,
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    1  that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
    2  rule  or  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
    3  effective date are authorized and directed to be made and  completed  on
    4  or before such effective date.