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History
- Signed chap.141
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.63
- Substituted for A876A
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Amended on third reading 1314a
- Ordered to third reading cal.11
- Referred to rules
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Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs; repealer
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Michael Benedetto
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1314A
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law and the civil rights law, in relation to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs; and to repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to amend chapter 536 of the laws of 2014 pursuant to approval memo number 29 of 2014.
Summary of provisions
Section one repeals subdivision 31 of section 292 of the executive law, which defines the terms "guide dog", "hearing dog" or "service dog" to have the same meaning as those terms are defined in section forty-seven-b of the civil rights law.
Section two amends subdivision 14 of section 296 of the executive law to clarify that for the workplace it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to deny access or otherwise discriminate against persons with disabilities on the basis that they are accompanied by a dog that has been professionally trained to assist a person with a disability.
Section three amends paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the executive law to add a definition of "reasonable modifications in policies, practices, procedures" to make New York State law consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act in terms of public accommodations.
Section four amends subdivisions one, four, and seven of section 47-b of the civil rights law to clarify that in instances of employment, service dogs accompanying persons with a disability need to be trained by a qualified person and to define "guide dog", "hearing dog", and "service dog" to be consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Justification
This bill ensures that New York State laws are more consistent with federal law related to service dogs, and would ensure that service dogs in the workplace have been trained by a qualified person.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on the same date chapter 536 of the laws of 2014 took effect.
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