Assembly Bill A517

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the provision of assistive listening systems in New York state public transportation terminals

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A517 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§15-d & 15-e, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2156
2019-2020: A1006
2021-2022: A2196
2023-2024: A789

2017-A517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the provision of assistive listening systems in New York state public transportation terminals.

2017-A517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    517
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   provision  of  assistive  listening  systems  in New York state public
   transportation terminals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
 15-d to read as follows:
   § 15-D. ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS.
 1. ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 AIRPORTS, BUS STATIONS, REST AREAS, AND RAILROAD STATIONS LOCATED WITHIN
 THE  STATE  SHALL BE EQUIPPED AND MAINTAINED WITH AN ASSISTIVE LISTENING
 SYSTEM FOR USE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING WHO REQUIRE THE USE  OF
 SUCH  A  SYSTEM  TO IMPROVE THEIR RECEPTION OF SOUND. STANDARDS FOR SUCH
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY THE STATE  FIRE  PREVENTION  AND  BUILDING
 CODE  COUNCIL  UPON RECEIVING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD ON
 ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS IN PLACES  OF  PUBLIC  ASSEMBLY,  AND  SHALL
 PROVIDE FOR:
   (A)  ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PASSENGERS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS, TO
 BE CAPTIONED IN REAL TIME ON SCREENS IN AIRPORTS AND RAIL STATIONS;
   (B) PROMINENTLY DISPLAY APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE AND USING SPECIFIC SYMBOLS
 INDICATING THE TYPE OF ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS AVAILABLE; AND
   (C) MICROPHONE SYSTEMS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A HEARING-AID  COMPATIBLE
 ASSISTIVE  LISTENING  SYSTEM. DISPLAY THE UNIVERSAL SYMBOL FOR ASSISTIVE
 LISTENING AT TICKETING AND INFORMATION BOOTHS AND THE AREAS WHERE IT  IS
 AVAILABLE.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS HE OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01778-01-7
              

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