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Senator · Senate District 42
History
- Print number 4415b
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Referred to finance
- Print number 4415a
- Amend (t) and recommit to finance
- Referred to finance
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4415B
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 commission
Purpose
This bill would establish a commission to evaluate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementation in New York State.
Summary of provisions
Section I:Amends the Executive law by creating new section 295-a which establishes an eight (8) member commission to evaluate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementation in New York State. Additionally, this section provides for the appointment of the members of the commission and provides that they will not receive compensation but will be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their functions. Further, it provides that the commission shall issue an interim report to the Governor, Temporary President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly and Minority Leaders in both houses on or before November 1.2015 and a final report no later than November 1, 2016. These reports shall address: the status of the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in New York State; recommendations on future actions relating to implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in New York State; and obstacles to the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and methods to evaluate its implementation on an ongoing basis.
Section 2:Effective date.
Justification
The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was a seminal moment in the movement for a better quality of life for those with disabilities. This commission will ensure that the progress embodied by that legislation is being realized and will continue to be realized in the State of New York.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal to State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 commission shall dissolve on its own motion or shall be dissolved automatically no later than December 31.2016.
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