Senate Bill S5556

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to special powers of the authority

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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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2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7522
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6304, A4690
2019-2020: S2641, A5726
2021-2022: S5622, A6924
2023-2024: S4661, A5183

2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special powers of the authority; allows for paratransit eligible individuals who are at least eighty years old, to be required only to present correspondence from a licensed physician, dated within the preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is still necessary for the individual to make a single application for paratransit services; once approved, such individuals shall be exempt from all certification requirements.

2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 5556                                                  A. 7522

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  special
  powers of the authority

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

  Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, PARATRANSIT ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT LEAST EIGHTY YEARS OLD, SHALL BE REQUIRED ONLY TO
PRESENT  CORRESPONDENCE  FROM  A  LICENSED  PHYSICIAN,  DATED WITHIN THE
PRECEDING THIRTY DAYS, INDICATING THAT THE PARATRANSIT SERVICE IS  STILL
NECESSARY  FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE A SINGLE APPLICATION FOR PARATRAN-
SIT SERVICES. ONCE APPROVED, SUCH INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM  ALL
RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10585-03-5

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