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A6126Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS2434

Open Disability Center in Ontario

Official title

“Relates to requiring a service center for independent living to be located in the county of Ontario”

Sponsor Brian KolbAD-131+1 co-sponsorAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill requires a service center for independent living to be established in Ontario County, New York.

Why it matters

  1. Expands access to independent living services. by requiring a dedicated center in Ontario County, aiming to better support people with disabilities in that region with resources, advocacy, and assistance for living independently.

  2. Addresses geographic gaps. in the statewide network of service centers, meaning residents of Ontario County would no longer need to travel to neighboring counties for crucial support.

  3. May improve quality of life and community integration. for local individuals with disabilities by providing tailored services, peer support, and programs closer to home—potentially reducing isolation and fostering greater independence.

  4. Signals recognition of unmet needs. in Ontario County, which could prompt future resource allocations or inspire similar expansions in other underserved areas.

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Open Disability Center in Ontario

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Brian Kolb

Assembly Member · Assembly District 131

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Held for consideration in education
  2. Referred to education
  3. Referred to education

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S2434Senate

Open Disability Center in Ontario

In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Pamela Helming

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

6126

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 23, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a service center for independent living to be located in the county of Ontario

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1124 of the education law, as amended by section 28 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:

4. Additional service centers shall be located in the cities of Niagara Falls, Olean, Troy, Amsterdam, Newburgh, Corning, Ithaca, Cortland, Auburn, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Batavia, Massena and Glens Falls, the counties of Delaware, Ontario and Rockland, the county of Orange, in either the city of Middletown or Port Jervis or in the town of Deerpark, Greenville, Mount Hope, Warwick or Wawayanda or in the village of Goshen, in the county of New York to serve the Harlem community, and in the counties of Putnam, Sullivan and Herkimer.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03337-01-7

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