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]
Download: New_York-2015-S06022-Introduced.html
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]
Download: New_York-2015-S06022-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6022 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E July 22, 2015 ___________ 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. LBD11797-02-5 S. 6022 2 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, S. 6022 3 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.