NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A2526A

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 13, 2018	print number 2526b
Mar 13, 2018	amend and recommit to health
Jan 03, 2018	referred to health
May 12, 2017	print number 2526a
May 12, 2017	amend (t) and recommit to health
Jan 20, 2017	referred to health

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2017-A2526 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§4310 & 206, Pub Health L; amd §§3006 & 6501, Ed L; amd §651, Tax L; amd §401, V & T L; amd §§464 & 468-a, Judy L; add §91-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9101
2019-2020: A971

2017-A2526 - Summary

Requires that space be provided on applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, applications to register a motor vehicle, for the applicant to register in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donation established pursuant to section 4310 of the public health law.

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                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2526
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS, DINOWITZ, MAYER, LUPINACCI -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the tax law, the vehicle and  traffic
   law, the judiciary law and the executive law, in relation to requiring
   certain  state forms and applications to include space for registering
   in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR
 ADMISSION  TO STATE OPERATED INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES INCLUDE
 SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY"  FOR
 ORGAN,  EYE  AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-
 THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.   PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN
 APPLICANT  HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGIS-
 TERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A  BOX  SHALL  NOT
 IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  2.  Section  3006  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROVIDE  ON
 EACH  APPLICATION  FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,  LICENSE  OR REGISTRATION ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE APPLI-
 CANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE
 DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.   PROVIDED, THAT WHERE AN  APPLICANT  HAS  PREVIOUSLY
 CONSENTED  TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE
 REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  SUCH  CONSENT  OR
 REGISTRATION.
   §  3.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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   7-A. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL PROVIDE  SPACE  ON  APPLICATIONS  FOR
 ADMISSION  TO  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING EVERY SENIOR COLLEGE AND
 COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEREOF, FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE  "DONATE
 LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.  PROVIDED,
 THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL
 GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX
 SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  4.  Section  6501  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL PROVIDE, ON EACH APPLICATION TO PRACTICE
 A PROFESSION PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND EACH APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL  OF
 A  LICENSE, REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION TO PRACTICE SUCH A PROFESSION,
 SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY"  OF
 ORGAN,  EYE  AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-
 THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.   PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN
 APPLICANT  HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGIS-
 TERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A  BOX  SHALL  NOT
 IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  5. Section 651 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
 (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1) ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE
 ON  EACH  RETURN  SPACE FOR THE TAXPAYER OR TAXPAYERS TO REGISTER IN THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 PROVIDED, THAT WHERE A TAXPAYER HAS  PREVIOUSLY  CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN
 ANATOMICAL  GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO
 CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 6. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 401 of  the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law  is  amended  by  adding a new closing paragraph to read as
 follows:
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH  APPLICATION  FOR  REGISTRATION
 AND RENEWAL THEREOF SPACE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER TO REGISTER IN THE
 "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW.
 PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE A MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO
 MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN  THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY",
 FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 7. Section 464 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new clos-
 ing paragraph to read as follows:
   THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICA-
 TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE, SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO  REGISTER  IN
 THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW.  PROVIDED, THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE
 AN  ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING
 TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 8. Section 468-a of the judiciary law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH BIENNIAL REGISTRA-
 TION FORM SPACE FOR THE ATTORNEY TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE  REGIS-
 TRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.  PROVIDED, THAT WHERE
 AN ATTORNEY HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR
 REGISTERED  IN  THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL
 NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.

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   § 9. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 91-a to read
 as follows:
   § 91-A. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE ON
 EACH APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION WHICH IS LICENSED
 OR REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE
 APPLICANT  TO  REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND
 TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.  PROVIDED, THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS  PREVI-
 OUSLY  CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE
 LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT  OR
 REGISTRATION.
   § 10. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing  the  date  on which it shall have become a law, except that section
 four of this act shall take effect on the same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner as chapter 299 of the laws of 2016 takes effect; provided, howev-
 er, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and  completed
 on or before such effective date.

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2017-A2526A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§4310 & 206, Pub Health L; amd §§3006 & 6501, Ed L; amd §651, Tax L; amd §401, V & T L; amd §§464 & 468-a, Judy L; add §91-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9101
2019-2020: A971

2017-A2526A - Summary

Requires that space be provided on applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, applications to register a motor vehicle, for the applicant to register in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donation established pursuant to section 4310 of the public health law.

2017-A2526A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2526--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMOTAS,  DINOWITZ, MAYER, LUPINACCI, ORTIZ,
   BUCHWALD, O'DONNELL, QUART, LUPARDO, BRAUNSTEIN, ERRIGO, RAIA, PALMES-
   ANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEC -- read once  and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Health  -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law, the  tax  law,
   the  vehicle and traffic law, the judiciary law and the executive law,
   in relation to requiring  certain  state  forms  and  applications  to
   include space for registering in the "donate life registry" for organ,
   eye  and  tissue  donations;  and  to repeal certain provisions of the
   public health law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  5 of section 4310 of the
 public health law, as separately amended by chapters 40 and 248  of  the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Such  organ,  eye  and  tissue registration of consent to make an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion or renewal form of a driver's license, (ii) indication  made  on  a
 non-driver  identification card application or renewal form, (iii) indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section 5-210 of the election law, (iv) indication made on the  applica-
 tion  for  health care coverage offered through the state health benefit
 exchange, (v) enrollment through the donate life registry website,  (vi)
 paper enrollment submitted to the donate life registry, [or] (vii) INDI-
 CATION  MADE  ON  APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE, LICENSE OR REGISTRATION
 ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (VIII)  INDI-
 CATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION PURSUANT TO TITLE
 EIGHT  OF  THE  EDUCATION LAW, (IX) INDICATION MADE ON A PERSONAL INCOME
 TAX RETURN, (X) INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION  FOR  REGISTRATION  OR
 RENEWAL  THEREOF OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, (XI) INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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 TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE OR ON A BIENNIAL REGISTRATION FORM PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OR FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A  OF
 THE  JUDICIARY LAW, (XII) INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A
 PROFESSION  OR OCCUPATION WHICH IS LICENSED OR REGISTERED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT OF STATE, OR (XIII) through any  other  method  identified  by  the
 commissioner.  The department shall establish a means by which to regis-
 ter  the consent given by individuals who are sixteen or seventeen years
 of age in the donate life registry, and shall make  registration  avail-
 able  by  any of the methods provided in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii),
 (iv), (v) [and], (vi), (VII), (VIII), (IX), (X), (XI), (XII) AND  (XIII)
 of this paragraph.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 5 of section 4310 of the public
 health law, as amended by section 27 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws
 of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Such organ, eye and tissue registration  of  consent  to  make  an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion  or  renewal  form of a driver's license, (ii) indication made on a
 non-driver identification card application or renewal form, (iii)  indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section  5-210  of  the election law, (iv) enrollment through the donate
 life registry website, (v) paper enrollment submitted to the donate life
 registry, [or] (vi) INDICATION MADE ON APPLICATION  FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,
 LICENSE  OR  REGISTRATION  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE SIXTY-ONE OF THE
 EDUCATION LAW, (VII) INDICATION MADE ON AN  APPLICATION  TO  PRACTICE  A
 PROFESSION  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (VIII) INDI-
 CATION MADE ON A PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN, (IX) INDICATION MADE ON  AN
 APPLICATION  FOR REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL THEREOF OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, (X)
 INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION  TO  PRACTICE  OR  ON  A
 BIENNIAL  REGISTRATION  FORM PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR
 OR FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE JUDICIARY LAW, (XI) INDICATION MADE
 ON AN APPLICATION  TO  CONDUCT  A  PROFESSION  OR  OCCUPATION  WHICH  IS
 LICENSED  OR  REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR (XII) through any
 other method identified by the commissioner.
   § 2-a. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 5 of section 4310 of  the
 public  health law are REPEALED and a new paragraph (b) is added to read
 as follows:
   (B) ENROLLMENT OR AMENDMENT OR  REVOCATION  THROUGH  THE  DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY WEBSITE THROUGH ANY OF THE MEANS LISTED IN THIS SUBDIVISION MAY
 BE  SIGNED BY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, SUPPORTED BY THE USE OF SUIT-
 ABLE MECHANISMS INCLUDING UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS TO  PROVIDE  CONFIDENCE  IN
 THE  IDENTITY  OF  THE  PERSON  PROVIDING  THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. THE
 REGISTRATION SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON THE PROVISION OF  WRITTEN  OR  ELEC-
 TRONIC  NOTICE  OF  THE  REGISTRATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL ENROLLING IN THE
 DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.
   § 2-b. Paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 5 of section 4310 of
 the public health law are relettered paragraphs (c), (d) and (e).
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is  amended
 by  adding  six new paragraphs (w), (x), (y), (z), (aa) and (bb) to read
 as follows:
   (W) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 EDUCATION,  THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A CERTIFICATE, LICENSE OR
 REGISTRATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION  LAW,
 BE  PROVIDED  SPACE  SO  THAT SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE
 LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION  FORTY-
 THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR

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 CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE  REGIS-
 TRY?    CHECK  BOX  FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO  CHECKS  "SKIP  THIS  QUES-
 TION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY,
 FAILURE  TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION,
 AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE
 CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE  CASE  OF  AN  APPLICANT
 UNDER  SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT
 TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE  REGISTRY.
 WHERE  AN  APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION"
 OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (X) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 EDUCATION,  THAT  EVERY  INDIVIDUAL  APPLYING  TO  PRACTICE A PROFESSION
 PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, BE PROVIDED SPACE SO  THAT
 SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE
 AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAP-
 TER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE
 TO  BE  ADDED  TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP
 THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  NOT  MAINTAIN  RECORDS  OF  ANY
 PERSON  WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS
 MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE  TO  CHECK  A  BOX  SHALL  NOT
 IMPAIR  THE  VALIDITY  OF  AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR
 CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT
 TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN  APPLICANT  UNDER  SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE,
 CHECKING  "YES"  SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE  REGISTRY.  WHERE  AN  APPLICANT  HAS
 PREVIOUSLY  CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE
 DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR FAILING TO  CHECK
 A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (Y)  REQUIRE,  IN  CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL FILING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX
 RETURN BE PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH  APPLICANT  MAY  REGISTER  IN  THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION
 FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN
 CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE  DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  NOT  MAINTAIN  RECORDS  OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUES-
 TION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY,
 FAILURE TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN  APPLICATION,
 AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE
 CONSTRUED  TO  IMPLY  A  WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT
 UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT
 TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.
 WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN  ANATOMICAL  GIFT
 OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION"
 OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (Z)  REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING  FOR  A  REGISTRATION  OR
 RENEWAL THEREOF OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BE PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH APPLI-
 CANT  MAY  REGISTER  IN  THE  "DONATE  LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND
 TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 WITH  THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO
 BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP  THIS
 QUESTION'".  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON
 WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN

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 PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK A BOX SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  THE
 VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP
 THIS  QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN
 THE  CASE  OF  AN  APPLICANT  UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES"
 SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGISTRATION
 IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED
 TO  MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY,
 CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR
 THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (AA) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE STATE BOARD  OF
 LAW  EXAMINERS, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE
 OR ON A BIENNIAL REGISTRATION FORM  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-FOUR  OR  FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A  OF  THE  JUDICIARY LAW, BE
 PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE  "DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY"  FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICU-
 OUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK
 BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAIN-
 TAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE
 THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK  A
 BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  THE  VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO
 CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE  CONSTRUED  TO
 IMPLY  A  WISH  NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN
 YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
 ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
 APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
 TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
 FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (BB) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH  THE  SECRETARY  OF
 STATE, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING TO CONDUCT A PROFESSION OR OCCUPA-
 TION  WHICH  IS  LICENSED  OR  REGISTERED  BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE BE
 PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE  "DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY"  FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICU-
 OUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK
 BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAIN-
 TAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE
 THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK  A
 BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  THE  VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO
 CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE  CONSTRUED  TO
 IMPLY  A  WISH  NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN
 YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
 ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
 APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
 TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
 FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 4. Section 3006 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE ON
 EACH APPLICATION FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,  LICENSE  OR  REGISTRATION  ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE APPLI-
 CANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE
 DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE
 PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR
 AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED  TO  THE  DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY?    CHECK  BOX  FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE REGENTS

 A. 2526--A                          5
 
 SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO  CHECKS  "SKIP  THIS  QUES-
 TION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT
 BE  CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT
 UNDER  SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT
 TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE  REGISTRY.
 PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN
 ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING  TO
 CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  5.  Section  6501  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE REGENTS SHALL  PROVIDE,  ON  EACH  APPLICATION  TO  PRACTICE  A
 PROFESSION  PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND EACH APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A
 LICENSE, REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION TO PRACTICE  SUCH  A  PROFESSION,
 SPACE  FOR  THE  APPLICANT  TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" OF
 ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  FORTY-
 THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON
 THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE:   "WOULD YOU LIKE  TO  BE
 ADDED  TO  THE  DONATE  LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS
 QUESTION'".  THE REGENTS SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF  ANY  PERSON  WHO
 CHECKS  "SKIP  THIS  QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP
 THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE.  IN
 THE  CASE  OF  AN  APPLICANT  UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES"
 SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGISTRATION
 IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS
 PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT  OR  REGISTERED  IN  THE
 "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY",  FAILING  TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH
 CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 6. Section 651 of the tax law is amended by adding a new  subsection
 (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1)  ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE
 ON EACH RETURN SPACE FOR THE TAXPAYER OR TAXPAYERS TO  REGISTER  IN  THE
 "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW
 WITH  THE  FOLLOWING  STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS
 TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX
 FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT  MAINTAIN
 RECORDS  OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK
 "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A
 WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF
 AGE,  CHECKING  "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL
 GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. PROVIDED, THAT WHERE A
 TAXPAYER HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT  OR  REGIS-
 TERED  IN  THE  "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT
 IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 7. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 401 of  the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law  is  amended  by  adding a new closing paragraph to read as
 follows:
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH  APPLICATION  FOR  REGISTRATION
 AND RENEWAL THEREOF SPACE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER TO REGISTER IN THE
 "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW
 WITH  THE  FOLLOWING  STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS
 TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX
 FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT  MAINTAIN
 RECORDS  OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK
 "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A

 A. 2526--A                          6
 
 WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF
 AGE,  CHECKING  "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL
 GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. PROVIDED, THAT WHERE A
 MOTOR  VEHICLE OWNER HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY",  FAILING  TO  CHECK  A  BOX
 SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 8. Section 464 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new clos-
 ing paragraph to read as follows:
   THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICA-
 TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE, SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO  REGISTER  IN
 THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW  WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICU-
 OUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK
 BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE
 COURTS  SHALL  NOT  MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS
 QUESTION".   FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR  CHECKING  "SKIP  THIS  QUESTION"
 SHALL  NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN
 APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL  NOT  CONSTI-
 TUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE
 LIFE  REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN  APPLICANT  HAS   PREVIOUSLY
 CONSENTED  TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE
 REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  SUCH  CONSENT  OR
 REGISTRATION.
   §  9.  Section  468-a  of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH BIENNIAL  REGISTRA-
 TION  FORM SPACE FOR THE ATTORNEY TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGIS-
 TRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW  WITH  THE  FOLLOWING
 STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE
 TO  BE  ADDED  TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP
 THIS QUESTION'". THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOT MAINTAIN  RECORDS  OF
 ANY  PERSON  WHO  CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR
 CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT
 TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN  APPLICANT  UNDER  SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE,
 CHECKING  "YES"  SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN
 ATTORNEY  HAS  PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGIS-
 TERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A  BOX  SHALL  NOT
 IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  10.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 91-a to
 read as follows:
   § 91-A. ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.  THE SECRETARY  SHALL  PROVIDE
 ON  EACH  APPLICATION  TO  CONDUCT  A  PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION WHICH IS
 LICENSED OR REGISTERED BY THE  DEPARTMENT,  AND  EACH  RENEWAL  THEREOF,
 SPACE  FOR  THE  APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR
 ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  FORTY-
 THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON
 THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE:   "WOULD YOU LIKE  TO  BE
 ADDED  TO  THE  DONATE  LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS
 QUESTION'".  THE SECRETARY SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON  WHO
 CHECKS  "SKIP  THIS  QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP
 THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE.  IN
 THE  CASE  OF  AN  APPLICANT  UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES"
 SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGISTRATION

 A. 2526--A                          7
 
 IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS
 PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT  OR  REGISTERED  IN  THE
 "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY",  FAILING  TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH
 CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 11. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law, provided that the
 amendments to subdivision 5 of section 4310 of the  public  health  law,
 made  by  section  one  of this act, shall not affect the expiration and
 reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 6 of  chapter  465  of
 the  laws  of  2012, as amended, when upon such date section two of this
 act shall take effect; provided further, sections  two-a  and  two-b  of
 this  act shall take effect on the same date as the amendments to subdi-
 vision 2 of section 4310 of the public health law, made by  chapter  465
 of  the  laws  of  2012,  as  amended,  expire  and are deemed repealed;
 provided, further, that effective immediately, the  addition,  amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
 and completed on or before such effective date.

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2017-A2526B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§4310 & 206, Pub Health L; amd §§3006 & 6501, Ed L; amd §651, Tax L; amd §401, V & T L; amd §§464 & 468-a, Judy L; add §91-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9101
2019-2020: A971

2017-A2526B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that space be provided on applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, applications to register a motor vehicle, for the applicant to register in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donation established pursuant to section 4310 of the public health law.

2017-A2526B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2526--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMOTAS,  DINOWITZ,  MAYER, ORTIZ, BUCHWALD,
   O'DONNELL, QUART, LUPARDO, BRAUNSTEIN, ERRIGO, RAIA, PALMESANO,  CRES-
   PO, HEVESI, HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEC -- read once
   and  referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Health in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law, the  tax  law,
   the  vehicle and traffic law, the judiciary law and the executive law,
   in relation to requiring  certain  state  forms  and  applications  to
   include space for registering in the "donate life registry" for organ,
   eye  and  tissue  donations;  and  to repeal certain provisions of the
   public health law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  5 of section 4310 of the
 public health law, as separately amended by chapters 40 and 248  of  the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Such  organ,  eye  and  tissue registration of consent to make an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion or renewal form of a driver's license, (ii) indication  made  on  a
 non-driver  identification card application or renewal form, (iii) indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section 5-210 of the election law, (iv) indication made on the  applica-
 tion  for  health care coverage offered through the state health benefit
 exchange, (v) enrollment through the donate life registry website,  (vi)
 paper enrollment submitted to the donate life registry, [or] (vii) INDI-
 CATION  MADE  ON  APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE, LICENSE OR REGISTRATION
 ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, (VIII)  INDI-
 CATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION PURSUANT TO TITLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00150-09-8

 A. 2526--B                          2
 
 EIGHT  OF  THE  EDUCATION LAW, (IX) INDICATION MADE ON A PERSONAL INCOME
 TAX RETURN, (X) INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION  FOR  REGISTRATION  OR
 RENEWAL  THEREOF OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, (XI) INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE OR ON A BIENNIAL REGISTRATION FORM PURSU-
 ANT  TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OR FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF
 THE JUDICIARY LAW, (XII) INDICATION MADE ON AN APPLICATION TO CONDUCT  A
 PROFESSION  OR OCCUPATION WHICH IS LICENSED OR REGISTERED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT OF STATE, OR (XIII) through any  other  method  identified  by  the
 commissioner.  The department shall establish a means by which to regis-
 ter  the consent given by individuals who are sixteen or seventeen years
 of age in the donate life registry, and shall make  registration  avail-
 able  by  any of the methods provided in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii),
 (iv), (v) [and], (vi), (VII), (VIII), (IX), (X), (XI), (XII) AND  (XIII)
 of this paragraph.
   §  2.  Paragraphs  (b) and (c) of subdivision 5 of section 4310 of the
 public health law are REPEALED and a new paragraph (b) is added to  read
 as follows:
   (B)  ENROLLMENT  OR  AMENDMENT  OR  REVOCATION THROUGH THE DONATE LIFE
 REGISTRY WEBSITE THROUGH ANY OF THE MEANS LISTED IN THIS SUBDIVISION MAY
 BE SIGNED BY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF
 ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, SUPPORTED BY THE USE OF SUIT-
 ABLE  MECHANISMS  INCLUDING  UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS TO PROVIDE CONFIDENCE IN
 THE IDENTITY OF THE  PERSON  PROVIDING  THE  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE.  THE
 REGISTRATION  SHALL  TAKE  EFFECT UPON THE PROVISION OF WRITTEN OR ELEC-
 TRONIC NOTICE OF THE REGISTRATION TO THE  INDIVIDUAL  ENROLLING  IN  THE
 DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.
   §  3.  Paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 5 of section 4310 of
 the public health law are relettered paragraphs (c), (d) and (e).
   § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is  amended
 by  adding  six new paragraphs (w), (x), (y), (z), (aa) and (bb) to read
 as follows:
   (W) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 EDUCATION,  THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A CERTIFICATE, LICENSE OR
 REGISTRATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION  LAW,
 BE  PROVIDED  SPACE  SO  THAT SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE
 LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION  FORTY-
 THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR
 CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE  REGIS-
 TRY?    CHECK  BOX  FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO  CHECKS  "SKIP  THIS  QUES-
 TION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY,
 FAILURE  TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION,
 AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE
 CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE  CASE  OF  AN  APPLICANT
 UNDER  SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT
 TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE  REGISTRY.
 WHERE  AN  APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION"
 OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (X) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 EDUCATION,  THAT  EVERY  INDIVIDUAL  APPLYING  TO  PRACTICE A PROFESSION
 PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, BE PROVIDED SPACE SO  THAT
 SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE
 AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAP-
 TER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE
 TO  BE  ADDED  TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP

 A. 2526--B                          3
 
 THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  NOT  MAINTAIN  RECORDS  OF  ANY
 PERSON  WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS
 MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE  TO  CHECK  A  BOX  SHALL  NOT
 IMPAIR  THE  VALIDITY  OF  AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR
 CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT
 TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN  APPLICANT  UNDER  SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE,
 CHECKING  "YES"  SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE  REGISTRY.  WHERE  AN  APPLICANT  HAS
 PREVIOUSLY  CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE
 DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR FAILING TO  CHECK
 A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (Y)  REQUIRE,  IN  CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL FILING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX
 RETURN BE PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH  APPLICANT  MAY  REGISTER  IN  THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION
 FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN
 CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE  DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  NOT  MAINTAIN  RECORDS  OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUES-
 TION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY,
 FAILURE TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN  APPLICATION,
 AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE
 CONSTRUED  TO  IMPLY  A  WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT
 UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT
 TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.
 WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN  ANATOMICAL  GIFT
 OR REGISTERED IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION"
 OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (Z)  REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING  FOR  A  REGISTRATION  OR
 RENEWAL THEREOF OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BE PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH APPLI-
 CANT  MAY  REGISTER  IN  THE  "DONATE  LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND
 TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 WITH  THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO
 BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP  THIS
 QUESTION'".  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON
 WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN
 PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK A BOX SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  THE
 VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP
 THIS  QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN
 THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE,  CHECKING  "YES"
 SHALL  NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION
 IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED
 TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY,
 CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR
 THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (AA)  REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF
 LAW EXAMINERS, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO  PRACTICE
 OR  ON  A  BIENNIAL  REGISTRATION  FORM PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 SIXTY-FOUR OR FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A  OF  THE  JUDICIARY  LAW,  BE
 PROVIDED  SPACE  SO THAT SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE
 REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION  FORTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICU-
 OUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK
 BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAIN-
 TAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE

 A. 2526--B                          4
 
 THE  APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK A
 BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF  AN  APPLICATION,  AND  FAILURE  TO
 CHECK  "YES"  OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
 IMPLY  A  WISH  NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN
 YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
 ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
 APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
 TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
 FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   (BB) REQUIRE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH  THE  SECRETARY  OF
 STATE, THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL APPLYING TO CONDUCT A PROFESSION OR OCCUPA-
 TION  WHICH  IS  LICENSED  OR  REGISTERED  BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE BE
 PROVIDED SPACE SO THAT SUCH APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE  "DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY"  FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED IN CLEAR CONSPICU-
 OUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK
 BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAIN-
 TAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". EXCEPT WHERE
 THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, FAILURE TO CHECK  A
 BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  THE  VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO
 CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE  CONSTRUED  TO
 IMPLY  A  WISH  NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN
 YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
 ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
 APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
 TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
 FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 5. Section 3006 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE ON
 EACH APPLICATION FOR  A  CERTIFICATE,  LICENSE  OR  REGISTRATION  ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF, SPACE FOR THE APPLI-
 CANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE
 DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE
 PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR
 AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED  TO  THE  DONATE  LIFE
 REGISTRY?    CHECK  BOX  FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE REGENTS
 SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO  CHECKS  "SKIP  THIS  QUES-
 TION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT
 BE  CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT
 UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT
 TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.
 PROVIDED, THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN
 ANATOMICAL  GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO
 CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 6. Section 6501 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  THE  REGENTS  SHALL  PROVIDE,  ON  EACH  APPLICATION TO PRACTICE A
 PROFESSION PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND EACH APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF  A
 LICENSE,  REGISTRATION  OR  CERTIFICATION TO PRACTICE SUCH A PROFESSION,
 SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY"  OF
 ORGAN,  EYE  AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-
 THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED  ON
 THE  APPLICATION  IN  CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE:  "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
 ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR  'YES'  OR  'SKIP  THIS
 QUESTION'".    THE  REGENTS SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO

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 CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES"  OR  CHECKING  "SKIP
 THIS  QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN
 THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE,  CHECKING  "YES"
 SHALL  NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION
 IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN  APPLICANT  HAS
 PREVIOUSLY  CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  SUCH
 CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  7. Section 651 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
 (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1) ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROVIDE
 ON  EACH  RETURN  SPACE FOR THE TAXPAYER OR TAXPAYERS TO REGISTER IN THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN  CLEAR  AND  CONSPICUOUS
 TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX
 FOR  'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAINTAIN
 RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK
 "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A
 WISH  NOT  TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF
 AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL
 GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. PROVIDED, THAT WHERE A
 TAXPAYER  HAS  PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGIS-
 TERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A  BOX  SHALL  NOT
 IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   §  8.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 1 of section 401 of the vehicle and
 traffic law is amended by adding a new  closing  paragraph  to  read  as
 follows:
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
 AND RENEWAL THEREOF SPACE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER TO REGISTER IN THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE  DONATIONS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN  CLEAR  AND  CONSPICUOUS
 TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX
 FOR  'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAINTAIN
 RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK
 "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A
 WISH  NOT  TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF
 AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE  AN  ANATOMICAL
 GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. PROVIDED, THAT WHERE A
 MOTOR  VEHICLE OWNER HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT
 OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY",  FAILING  TO  CHECK  A  BOX
 SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 9. Section 464 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new clos-
 ing paragraph to read as follows:
   THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH APPLICA-
 TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE, SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO  REGISTER  IN
 THE  "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW  WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICU-
 OUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK
 BOX FOR 'YES' OR 'SKIP THIS QUESTION'". THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE
 COURTS  SHALL  NOT  MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS
 QUESTION".   FAILURE TO CHECK "YES" OR  CHECKING  "SKIP  THIS  QUESTION"
 SHALL  NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN
 APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL  NOT  CONSTI-

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 TUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE
 LIFE  REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN  APPLICANT  HAS   PREVIOUSLY
 CONSENTED  TO  MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE "DONATE LIFE
 REGISTRY",  FAILING  TO  CHECK  A  BOX  SHALL NOT IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR
 REGISTRATION.
   § 10. Section 468-a of the judiciary law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH BIENNIAL REGISTRA-
 TION FORM SPACE FOR THE ATTORNEY TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE LIFE  REGIS-
 TRY" FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THE  PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING
 STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE: "WOULD YOU LIKE
 TO BE ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR  'YES'  OR  'SKIP
 THIS  QUESTION'".  THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF
 ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK  "YES"  OR
 CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT
 TO  DONATE.  IN  THE  CASE  OF  AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE,
 CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN  ANATOMICAL  GIFT
 OR  REGISTRATION  IN  THE  DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. PROVIDED, THAT WHERE AN
 ATTORNEY HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT  OR  REGIS-
 TERED  IN  THE  "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT
 IMPAIR SUCH CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 11. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  91-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  91-A.  ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.  THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE
 ON EACH APPLICATION TO CONDUCT  A  PROFESSION  OR  OCCUPATION  WHICH  IS
 LICENSED  OR  REGISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT, AND EACH RENEWAL THEREOF,
 SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER IN THE "DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY"  FOR
 ORGAN,  EYE  AND TISSUE DONATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-
 THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED  ON
 THE  APPLICATION  IN  CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE:  "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
 ADDED TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR  'YES'  OR  'SKIP  THIS
 QUESTION'".   THE SECRETARY SHALL NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO
 CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO CHECK "YES"  OR  CHECKING  "SKIP
 THIS  QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY A WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN
 THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE,  CHECKING  "YES"
 SHALL  NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTRATION
 IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY.  PROVIDED,  THAT  WHERE  AN  APPLICANT  HAS
 PREVIOUSLY  CONSENTED  TO  MAKE  AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR REGISTERED IN THE
 "DONATE LIFE REGISTRY", FAILING TO CHECK A BOX  SHALL  NOT  IMPAIR  SUCH
 CONSENT OR REGISTRATION.
   § 12. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing  the  date  on  which it shall have become a law; provided, however,
 that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act  on  its
 effective  date  are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
 or before such effective date.

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