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                                    971
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMOTAS, DINOWITZ, ORTIZ, BUCHWALD, O'DONNELL,
   QUART, LUPARDO, BRAUNSTEIN, RAIA, PALMESANO, CRESPO, HEVESI, HUNTER --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Health
 
 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-
 TION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE OR ON A BIENNIAL REGISTRATION FORM PURSU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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
 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

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 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
 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

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 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
 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

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 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-
 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

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 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.