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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Feb 24, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S3529
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2011-S3529 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S3529 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the public service commission to require all telephone corporations to provide free directory information or assistance to blind persons meeting specified visual acuity standards and also to certain other physically handicapped persons who are certified as meeting certain specified criteria; requires that the public service commission establish procedures by which free access to directory information and assistance is automatically registered as exempt from all charges; makes related provisions.
2011-S3529 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3529 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to mandating directory information or assistance for certain eligible persons at no cost to such persons PURPOSE: Requires that all telephone corporations provide directory information or assistance to eligible persons at no cost to such persons. The eligibility criteria used is that which the Library of Congress has approved for federal services relating to visually impaired individuals. This legislation also requires that the Public Service Commission establish procedures by which free access to this information and assistance is automatically registered, so those who qualify as being exempt from all charges do not have these charges listed on their bill. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new §92-g to the Public Service Law that requires telephone corporations to provide information and assistance to eligible persons at no cost. The following persons are eligible to receive this service: (1) Blind persons whose visual acuity, as determined by competent authority, is 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting
2011-S3529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3529 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to mandating direc- tory information or assistance for certain eligible persons at no cost to such persons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 92-g to read as follows: S 92-G. DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ALL TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY INFORMA- TION OR ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AT NO COST TO SUCH PERSONS. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES BY WHICH FREE ACCESS TO SUCH INFORMATION OR ASSIST- ANCE FOR SUCH PERSONS IS AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED AS EXEMPT FROM ALL CHARGES. 2. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION: (A) BLIND PERSONS WHOSE VISUAL ACUITY, AS DETERMINED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY, IS 20/200 OR LESS IN THE BETTER EYE WITH CORRECTING LENSES, OR WHOSE WIDEST DIAMETER OF VISUAL FIELD SUBTENDS ANGULAR DISTANCE NO GREATER THAN TWENTY DEGREES. (B) OTHER PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS ARE ELIGIBLE AS FOLLOWS: (I) PERSONS WHOSE VISUAL DISABILITY, WITH CORRECTION AND REGARDLESS OF OPTICAL MEASUREMENT, IS CERTIFIED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY AS PREVENTING THE READING OF STANDARD PRINTED MATERIAL. (II) PERSONS CERTIFIED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY AS UNABLE TO READ OR UNABLE TO USE STANDARD PRINTED MATERIAL AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL LIMITA- TIONS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06027-01-1
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