Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 12, 2014 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 30, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 29, 2014 |
1st report cal.435 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
Oct 28, 2013 |
print number 266a |
Oct 28, 2013 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules |
Apr 22, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 17, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 16, 2013 |
1st report cal.317 |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S266A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2013-S266 - Details
2013-S266 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S266 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of severely and permanently disabled for purposes of eligibility for certain scholarships and loans PURPOSE: This legislation would permit a severely and permanently disabled person to be eligible for the World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship and Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholarships despite whether such person is able to engage in a part-time occupation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Defines "severely and permanently" disabled, as referenced in sections 604, 608, 608-a, 668-b, 668-d, and 668-e, as a person who has one or more impairments, disabilities or conditions which are permanent in nature, as certified by a licensed physician, and which are of such a nature as to prevent such person from engaging full-time employment, for remuneration, for thirty-five hours or more a week outside of such person's home. Section 2: Effective Date
2013-S266 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 266 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of severely and permanently disabled for purposes of eligibility for certain scholarships and loans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 601 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. "SEVERELY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED", AS REFERENCED IN SECTIONS SIX HUNDRED FOUR, SIX HUNDRED EIGHT, SIX HUNDRED EIGHT-A, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-B, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-D AND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-E OF THIS TITLE, SHALL MEAN A PERSON HAS ONE OR MORE IMPAIRMENTS, DISABIL- ITIES OR CONDITIONS WHICH ARE PERMANENT IN NATURE, AS CERTIFIED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, AND WHICH ARE OF SUCH A NATURE AS TO PREVENT SUCH PERSON FROM ENGAGING IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, FOR REMUNERATION, FOR THIRTY-FIVE HOURS OR MORE A WEEK OUTSIDE OF SUCH PERSON'S HOME. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01371-01-3
2013-S266A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S266A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S266A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of severely and permanently disabled for purposes of eligibility for certain scholarships and loans PURPOSE: This legislation would permit a severely and permanently disabled person to be eligible for the World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship and Military Enhanced Recognition, Incentive and Tribute ("MERIT") scholarship despite whether such person is able to engage in a part-time occupation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Defines "severely and permanently" disabled, as referenced in sections 604, 608, 608-a, 668-d, and 668-e, as a person who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than sixty months or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than sixty months or has been determined by the federal Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be unemployable due to a service-connected disability.
2013-S266A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 266--A Cal. No. 317 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, advanced to a third reading -- committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of severely and permanently disabled for purposes of eligibility for certain scholarships and loans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 601 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. "SEVERELY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED", AS REFERENCED IN SECTIONS SIX HUNDRED FOUR, SIX HUNDRED EIGHT, SIX HUNDRED EIGHT-A, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-D AND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-E OF THIS TITLE, SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO: (A) IS UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY BY REASON OF ANY MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT (I) CAN BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN DEATH; (II) HAS LASTED FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIXTY MONTHS; OR (III) CAN BE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIXTY MONTHS; OR (B) HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE FEDERAL SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO BE UNEMPLOYABLE DUE TO A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01371-03-3
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