Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 14, 2014 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health |
May 22, 2013 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 30, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A4057
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Linda Rosenthal
Ellen C. Jaffee
N. Nick Perry
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Charles Lavine
Harvey Weisenberg
2013-A4057 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1233
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §23, Pub Health L; add §401-c, V & T L; add §81, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A1382, S1126
2011-2012: A3427, S1764
2015-2016: A4003
2013-A4057 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to promote vision health and safety for children; targets children with amblyopia for support regarding such children's vision; provides for information to be disseminated by the department of motor vehicles and for voluntary contributions to the fund.
2013-A4057 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4057 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, COLTON, LAVINE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing the save our sight program and the save our sight fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 23 to read as follows: S 23. SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, A SAVE OUR SIGHT PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL: 1. PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER VISION SCREENING AND EDUCATION SERVICES; 2. IMPLEMENT A VOLUNTARY CHILDREN'S VISION SCREENING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEERS, CHILD DAY-CARE PROVIDERS, NURSES, TEACHERS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PRACTICING IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS AND FOR OTHER PERSONS SERVING CHILDREN; 3. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A REGISTRY AND TARGETED VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO DETERMINE WHETHER CHILDREN WITH AMBLYOPIA ARE RECEIVING PROFESSIONAL EYE CARE AND TO PROVIDE PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDI- ANS OF CHILDREN WITH AMBLYOPIA WITH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT REGARDING SUCH CHILDREN'S VISION; 4. ESTABLISH A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIB- UTION OF PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR TO CHILDREN; 5. PROVIDE VISION HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO CLASS- ROOMS; AND 6. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, TO DEVELOP MATERIALS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE CARE AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00716-01-3
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