Assembly Bill A9934A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to require any new signage relating to accessibility be updated and changed

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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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Bill Amendments

2013-A9934 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6846
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §101, Exec L; amd §375, V & T L

2013-A9934 - Summary

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to remove the word handicapped from any signs or means of communication where such word appears; further requires that anywhere where it is required that the current universal symbol of access of figure in a wheelchair appear that such signage instead depict a logo with a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement; applies only to new signs.

2013-A9934 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9934

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 30, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Galef) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the vehicle and  traffic  law,  in
  relation to the use of the word "handicapped" and the universal symbol
  of access

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101 to
read as follows:
  S 101. ACCESSIBILITY, RULES  AND  REGULATIONS.  1.  THE  SECRETARY  OF
STATE,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  ANY  OTHER  STATE AGENCY HE OR SHE DEEMS
NECESSARY, SHALL PROMULGATE  ANY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO
REMOVE  THE WORD "HANDICAPPED" FROM ANY SIGNS OR OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNI-
CATION WHERE SUCH WORD APPEARS.
  2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY
HE OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
SARY TO REQUIRE THAT WHEREVER THE CURRENT UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS  OF
A FIGURE IN A WHEELCHAIR APPEARS SUCH SYMBOL SHALL INSTEAD DEPICT A LOGO
WITH  A DYNAMIC CHARACTER LEANING FORWARD WITH A SENSE OF MOVEMENT. SUCH
LOGO SHALL BE READILY IDENTIFIABLE, SIMPLY DESIGNED  WITH  NO  SECONDARY
MEANING,  AND  PROVIDE  FOR EQUIVALENT FACILITATION AND ACCESSIBILITY AS
THE CURRENT UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION  SHALL  ONLY  APPLY TO ANY NEW SIGNS BEING INSTALLED OR REPLACED ON
AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO  THOUSAND
FOURTEEN WHICH ADDED THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S  2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 20 of section 375
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of
1992, is amended to read as follows:
  (2) The universal handicapped symbol shall be conspicuously  displayed
on  the  exterior of every omnibus equipped with a wheelchair lift which
transports children with disabilities. The commissioner shall promulgate
regulations regarding the size and  location  of  such  universal  hand-
icapped  symbol.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE THAT ANY NEW SIGNAGE
RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY INSTALLED OR REPLACED ON OR AFTER  THE  EFFEC-

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

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2013-A9934A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6846
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §101, Exec L; amd §375, V & T L

2013-A9934A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to remove the word handicapped from any signs or means of communication where such word appears; further requires that anywhere where it is required that the current universal symbol of access of figure in a wheelchair appear that such signage instead depict a logo with a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement; applies only to new signs.

2013-A9934A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9934--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 30, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Galef) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations  --
  reported  and  referred  to  the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the vehicle and  traffic  law,  in
  relation  to certain signs relating to accessibility and related rules
  and regulations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.   The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101
to read as follows:
  S 101. ACCESSIBILITY, RULES  AND  REGULATIONS.  1.  THE  SECRETARY  OF
STATE,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  ANY  OTHER  STATE AGENCY HE OR SHE DEEMS
NECESSARY, SHALL PROMULGATE  ANY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO
REMOVE  THE WORD "HANDICAPPED" FROM ANY SIGNS OR OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNI-
CATION WHERE SUCH WORD APPEARS.
  2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY
HE OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
SARY TO REQUIRE THAT WHEREVER THE CURRENT UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS  OF
A  FIGURE  IN  A  WHEELCHAIR APPEARS, SUCH SYMBOL SHALL INSTEAD DEPICT A
LOGO WITH A DYNAMIC CHARACTER LEANING FORWARD WITH A SENSE OF  MOVEMENT.
SUCH LOGO SHALL BE READILY IDENTIFIABLE, SIMPLY DESIGNED WITH NO SECOND-
ARY  MEANING,  AND PROVIDE FOR EQUIVALENT FACILITATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
AS THE CURRENT UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO ANY NEW SIGNS BEING INSTALLED OR REPLACED  ON
AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 20 of section 375
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of
1992, is amended to read as follows:
  (2) The universal handicapped symbol shall be conspicuously  displayed
on  the  exterior of every omnibus equipped with a wheelchair lift which
transports children with disabilities. The commissioner shall promulgate
regulations regarding the size and  location  of  such  universal  hand-

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

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