Bill Text: NY A06358 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to a Braille option for all identification cards.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A06358 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06358-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6358
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 6, 2017
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        Introduced  by M. of A. M. L. MILLER, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
        AN  ACT  to  amend the banking law, the general business law, the social
          services law and the insurance law, in relation to  a  braille  option
          for all identifications cards
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a  new  section  3  to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  3.  Braille option for all identification cards. Any and all finan-
     4  cial institutions that issue debit, credit or other identification cards
     5  shall, upon request, supply a customer with a card that has  either  all
     6  information written in braille or in both braille and print.
     7    § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 397-b
     8  to read as follows:
     9    §  397-b.  Braille  option  for  all identification cards. Any and all
    10  financial institutions that issue debit, credit, health or  other  iden-
    11  tification cards shall, upon request, supply a customer with a card that
    12  has  either  all  information  written in braille or in both braille and
    13  print.
    14    § 3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 24  to
    15  read as follows:
    16    §  24. Braille option for all identification cards. Any and all cards,
    17  including, but not limited to identification cards issued by the depart-
    18  ment shall, upon request, supply an individual  with  a  card  that  has
    19  either all information written in braille or in both braille and print.
    20    §  4. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 313 to read
    21  as follows:
    22    § 313. Braille option for all identification cards. Any and all insti-
    23  tutions that issue health or  other  identification  cards  shall,  upon
    24  request,  supply  a customer with a card that has either all information
    25  written in braille or in both braille and print.
    26    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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