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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO,
  CROUCH  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to  fees
  for licenses for disabled persons

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 11-0715 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  A  RESIDENT  OF THE STATE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY
PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE, WHO IS  OTHERWISE  ENTI-
TLED  TO  EXERCISE  THE  PRIVILEGES OF ANY LICENSE TO WHICH THIS SECTION
APPLIES, AND WHO HAS A DISABILITY AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-ONE
OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SHALL BE ENTI-
TLED TO RECEIVE SUCH LICENSE AT THE COST OF FIFTY PERCENT  OF  WHAT  THE
FEE AND  ADDITIONAL COST TO THE ISSUING CLERK WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03597-01-5