NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6693A

Senate Bill S6693A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies to develop a 5-year accessibility plan providing full access to the physical facilities, services, programs, and activities for persons with disabilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Mar 18, 2024	print number 6693a
Mar 18, 2024	amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
Jan 03, 2024	referred to investigations and government operations
May 05, 2023	referred to investigations and government operations

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2023-S6693 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6116
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:: Add §40-h, Civ Rts L

2023-S6693 - Summary

Requires each agency to develop and implement a five-year accessibility plan, to include: the steps the agency is taking and will be taking over the next 5 years to ensure accessibility to the agency's facilities, services, and programs for persons with disabilities, and information on ongoing projects and projects planned over the next 5 years related to improving physical, digital and programmatic access, and effective communications for persons with disabilities.

2023-S6693 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6693

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring agencies
to develop a five-year accessibility plan providing full and equal
access to the physical facilities, services, programs, and activities of
any state agency or department for persons with disabilities

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to require state agencies to create five-
year accessibility plans on how every State agency intends to implement
full and equal access for people with disabilities to physical facili-
ties, services, programs and activities of such State agencies.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend the Civil Rights Law by adding a new
section 40-h to ensure the right of full and equal access for all indi-
viduals with disabilities to the facilities, services, programs and

activities of any state agency or department; and enforcement thereof.

Section 2 of this bill provides that the effective date shall take
effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Accessibility is an important issue for the disabilities community.
Individuals with disabilities need adjustments to services and programs
so they can access it fully and fairly. New Yorkers with disabilities
have unique and specific challenges that require assistance from the
State to ensure equitable and fair treatment.

Twenty percent of adult New Yorkers have a disability. State agencies
need to accommodate these individuals by increasing accessibility for
their facilities, programs and services. This bill would ensure State
agencies have a specific focus to increase their accessibility through
the implementation of five-year plans. Simple steps such as adding
captions to every video published by State agencies can have a tremen-
dous impact on the lives of New Yorkers with disabilities. This renewed
focus on inclusivity and accessibility will empower people with disabil-
ities and it will improve their interactions with the State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE WE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S6693 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6693
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring  agencies
   to  develop  a  five-year  accessibility plan providing full and equal
   access to the physical facilities, services, programs, and  activities
   of any state agency or department for persons with disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 40-h to read as follows:
   §  40-H.  RIGHT  OF  EQUAL  ACCESS;  FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. ALL
 PERSONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THIS STATE SHALL BE ENTITLED  TO  THE
 FULL  AND  EQUAL  ACCESS TO THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES, SERVICES, PROGRAMS,
 AND ACTIVITIES OF ANY STATE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT  ONLY  TO  THE
 CONDITIONS  AND  LIMITATIONS  ESTABLISHED BY LAW AND APPLICABLE ALIKE TO
 ALL PERSONS.
   1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "FIVE-YEAR  ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN"  MEANS  AN  ACCESSIBILITY   PLAN
 REQUIRED  BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, UTILIZING A TEMPLATE TO BE
 CREATED BY THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER; AND
   (B) "OFFICER" MEANS THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER DESCRIBED IN  SECTION
 FOUR-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   2. REQUIREMENTS OF FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. EACH STATE AGENCY, IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH  THE OFFICER, SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE-YEAR
 ACCESSIBILITY PLAN  ENSURING  THAT  THE  AGENCY'S  PHYSICAL  FACILITIES,
 SERVICES,  PROGRAMS,  AND ACTIVITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO AND ACCOMMODATING
 AND INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE,  AT
 A MINIMUM:
   (A)  THE  STEPS THE AGENCY IS CURRENTLY TAKING AND WILL BE TAKING OVER
 THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT THE  AGENCY'S  FACILITIES,  SERVICES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10303-01-3

 S. 6693                             2
 
 PROGRAMS,  AND ACTIVITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO AND ACCOMMODATING AND INCLU-
 SIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; AND
   (B)  INFORMATION  REGARDING ONGOING PROJECTS AND PROJECTS PLANNED OVER
 THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THAT ARE RELATED TO IMPROVING PHYSICAL, DIGITAL, AND
 PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISA-
 BILITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ANY ALTERATIONS  OR  STRUCTURAL
 CHANGES  TO  FACILITIES  OR  PREMISES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE
 AGENCY OR CONTRACTED FOR USE BY THE AGENCY OR OTHERWISE UNDER THE  AGEN-
 CY'S  JURISDICTION; ANY PLANNED UPGRADES OR INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY OR
 TOOLS THAT WILL IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE  AGENCY  OR  ACCESS  TO
 SUCH  AGENCY'S  SERVICES AND PROGRAMS; AND ANY OTHER STEPS THE AGENCY IS
 TAKING OR PLANS TO TAKE TO MAKE ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MORE  ACCESSI-
 BLE TO AND INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. BUDGETARY INFORMATION
 AND  TIMELINES RELATING TO SUCH PROJECTS SHALL BE INCLUDED WHERE PRACTI-
 CABLE.
   3. (A) NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,
 EACH  AGENCY  SHALL  POST A PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN ON ITS
 WEBSITE AND CIRCULATE SUCH PROPOSED PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.  IN  CIRCU-
 LATING  THE  PROPOSED PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, EACH AGENCY, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE OFFICER, SHALL ENSURE THAT  STAKEHOLDERS,  COMMUNITY-BASED
 ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDERS, AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTI-
 TIES HAVE AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE CONTENT OF THE
 PLAN.
   (B)  NO  LATER  THAN  MARCH  FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, EACH
 AGENCY SHALL POST ITS FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN ON  ITS  WEBSITE  AND
 PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH PLAN TO THE OFFICER.
   (C) NO LATER THAN MARCH THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, THE OFFI-
 CER  SHALL  POST  ONLINE AND SUBMIT ALL RECEIVED FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY
 PLANS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF  THE  SENATE  AND  THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   4.  (A)  NO LATER THAN MARCH FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, EACH
 AGENCY SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE A STATEMENT REGARDING WEB ACCESSIBILITY
 AND A MECHANISM FOR RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT WEB ACCESSIBILITY.
   (B) NO LATER THAN MAY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  EACH  AGENCY
 SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE OFFICER THE NAME OF THE OFFICE WITHIN EACH AGENCY
 THAT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ENSURING  THAT  THE  AGENCY'S  FIVE-YEAR
 ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN  IS  COMPLETED BY THE DEADLINE, AND SUCH OFFICE NAME
 SHALL ALSO APPEAR ON EACH AGENCY'S RESPECTIVE WEBSITE.
   5. OUTREACH TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.  THE  OFFICE
 SHALL  INVITE  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND
 SUBMIT A FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN.
   6. AGENCY NON-COMPLETION OF FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLANS. (A) IF  ANY
 AGENCY  OR ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANS-
 PORTATION AUTHORITY DOES NOT DEVELOP A FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN, THE
 OFFICER SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH WITH SUCH AGENCY OR ENTITY TO SHARE  BEST
 PRACTICES  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY WITH SUCH AGENCY
 OR ENTITY.
   (B) NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE OUTREACH REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF AN AGENCY OR ENTITY DOES NOT DEVELOP A FIVE-
 YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN, THE OFFICER SHALL POST ON THE OFFICER'S WEBSITE
 A STATEMENT THAT SUCH AGENCY OR ENTITY DID NOT DEVELOP SUCH PLAN  AND  A
 SUMMARY  OF  THE  BEST  PRACTICES  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE OFFICER
 SHARED WITH SUCH AGENCY OR ENTITY PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   7. ANNUAL REPORTING. BEGINNING MAY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND
 ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  EACH AGENCY SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE A REPORT OF
 S. 6693                             3
 
 THE PROGRESS SUCH AGENCY HAS MADE IN THE PREVIOUS  FISCAL  YEAR  TOWARDS
 ACHIEVING  THE  GOALS OF THE AGENCY'S FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. SUCH
 REPORTS SHALL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICER, WHO  SHALL  SUBMIT  SUCH
 REPORTS  TO  THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SIX AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   8.  TRIENNIAL  REPORTING.  BEGINNING  MAY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 EIGHT, AND TRIENNIALLY THEREAFTER, EACH AGENCY SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE
 AN UPDATED FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. SUCH UPDATED PLANS  SHALL  ALSO
 BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICER, WHO SHALL SUBMIT SUCH UPDATES TO THE GOVER-
 NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY ON OR BEFORE MAY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT AND TRIENNIAL-
 LY THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S6693A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6116
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:: Add §40-h, Civ Rts L

2023-S6693A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S6693A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6693A

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring agencies
to develop a five-year accessibility plan providing full and equal
access to the physical facilities, services, programs, and activities of
any state agency or department for persons with disabilities

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to require state agencies to create five-
year accessibility plans on how every State agency intends to implement
full and equal access for people with disabilities to physical facili-
ties, services, programs and activities of such State agencies.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend the Civil Rights Law by adding a new
section 40-h to ensure the right of full and equal access for all indi-
viduals with disabilities to the facilities, services, programs and

activities of any state agency or department; and enforcement thereof.

Section 2 of this bill provides that the effective date shall take
effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Accessibility is an important issue for the disabilities community.
Individuals with disabilities need adjustments to services and programs
so they can access it fully and fairly. New Yorkers with disabilities
have unique and specific challenges that require assistance from the
State to ensure equitable and fair treatment.

Twenty percent of adult New Yorkers have a disability. State agencies
need to accommodate these individuals by increasing accessibility for
their facilities, programs and services. This bill would ensure State
agencies have a specific focus to increase their accessibility through
the implementation of five-year plans. Simple steps such as adding
captions to every video published by State agencies can have a tremen-
dous impact on the lives of New Yorkers with disabilities. This renewed
focus on inclusivity and accessibility will empower people with disabil-
ities and it will improve their interactions with the State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S6693A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6693--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
   Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring agencies
   to develop a five-year accessibility plan  providing  full  and  equal
   access  to the physical facilities, services, programs, and activities
   of any state agency or department for persons with disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
 40-h to read as follows:
   § 40-H. RIGHT OF  EQUAL  ACCESS;  FIVE-YEAR  ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN.  ALL
 PERSONS  WITHIN  THE JURISDICTION OF THIS STATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE
 FULL AND EQUAL ACCESS TO THE PHYSICAL  FACILITIES,  SERVICES,  PROGRAMS,
 AND  ACTIVITIES  OF  ANY STATE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT ONLY TO THE
 CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY LAW AND  APPLICABLE  ALIKE  TO
 ALL PERSONS.
   1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)   "FIVE-YEAR  ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN"  MEANS  AN  ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN
 REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, UTILIZING A TEMPLATE TO  BE
 CREATED BY THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER; AND
   (B)  "OFFICER" MEANS THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER DESCRIBED IN SECTION
 FOUR-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   2. REQUIREMENTS OF FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. EACH STATE AGENCY, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICER, SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT  A  FIVE-YEAR
 ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN  ENSURING  THAT  THE  AGENCY'S  PHYSICAL FACILITIES,
 SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO  AND  ACCOMMODATING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10303-02-4
 S. 6693--A                          2

 
 AND  INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT
 A MINIMUM:
   (A)  THE  STEPS THE AGENCY IS CURRENTLY TAKING AND WILL BE TAKING OVER
 THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT THE  AGENCY'S  FACILITIES,  SERVICES,
 PROGRAMS,  AND ACTIVITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO AND ACCOMMODATING AND INCLU-
 SIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; AND
   (B) INFORMATION REGARDING ONGOING PROJECTS AND PROJECTS  PLANNED  OVER
 THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THAT ARE RELATED TO IMPROVING PHYSICAL, DIGITAL, AND
 PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISA-
 BILITIES,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ANY ALTERATIONS OR STRUCTURAL
 CHANGES TO FACILITIES OR PREMISES THAT ARE OWNED  AND  OPERATED  BY  THE
 AGENCY  OR CONTRACTED FOR USE BY THE AGENCY OR OTHERWISE UNDER THE AGEN-
 CY'S JURISDICTION; ANY PLANNED UPGRADES OR INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY  OR
 TOOLS  THAT  WILL  IMPROVE  ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE AGENCY OR ACCESS TO
 SUCH AGENCY'S SERVICES AND PROGRAMS; AND ANY OTHER STEPS THE  AGENCY  IS
 TAKING  OR PLANS TO TAKE TO MAKE ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MORE ACCESSI-
 BLE TO AND INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. BUDGETARY INFORMATION
 AND TIMELINES RELATING TO SUCH PROJECTS SHALL BE INCLUDED WHERE  PRACTI-
 CABLE.
   3.  (A) NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE,
 EACH AGENCY SHALL POST A PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN  ON  ITS
 WEBSITE  AND  CIRCULATE SUCH PROPOSED PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IN CIRCU-
 LATING THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, EACH AGENCY,  IN  CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH  THE OFFICER, SHALL ENSURE THAT STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED
 ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDERS, AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTI-
 TIES HAVE AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE CONTENT OF THE
 PLAN.
   (B) NO LATER THAN MARCH FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, EACH AGEN-
 CY SHALL POST ITS  FIVE-YEAR  ACCESSIBILITY  PLAN  ON  ITS  WEBSITE  AND
 PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH PLAN TO THE OFFICER.
   (C)  NO LATER THAN MARCH THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE OFFI-
 CER SHALL POST ONLINE AND SUBMIT ALL  RECEIVED  FIVE-YEAR  ACCESSIBILITY
 PLANS  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   4. (A) NO LATER THAN MARCH FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE,  EACH
 AGENCY SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE A STATEMENT REGARDING WEB ACCESSIBILITY
 AND A MECHANISM FOR RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT WEB ACCESSIBILITY.
   (B)  NO  LATER  THAN  MAY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, EACH AGENCY
 SHALL SUBMIT TO THE OFFICER THE NAME OF THE OFFICE  WITHIN  EACH  AGENCY
 THAT  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ENSURING  THAT THE AGENCY'S FIVE-YEAR
 ACCESSIBILITY PLAN IS COMPLETED BY THE DEADLINE, AND  SUCH  OFFICE  NAME
 SHALL ALSO APPEAR ON EACH AGENCY'S RESPECTIVE WEBSITE.
   5.  OUTREACH  TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. THE OFFICE
 SHALL INVITE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY  TO  DEVELOP  AND
 SUBMIT A FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN.
   6.  AGENCY NON-COMPLETION OF FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLANS. (A) IF ANY
 AGENCY OR ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE METROPOLITAN  TRANS-
 PORTATION AUTHORITY DOES NOT DEVELOP A FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN, THE
 OFFICER  SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH WITH SUCH AGENCY OR ENTITY TO SHARE BEST
 PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY WITH  SUCH  AGENCY
 OR ENTITY.
   (B) NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE OUTREACH REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF AN AGENCY OR ENTITY DOES NOT DEVELOP A FIVE-
 YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN, THE OFFICER SHALL POST ON THE OFFICER'S WEBSITE
 A  STATEMENT  THAT SUCH AGENCY OR ENTITY DID NOT DEVELOP SUCH PLAN AND A
 SUMMARY OF THE BEST  PRACTICES  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS  THAT  THE  OFFICER
 S. 6693--A                          3
 
 SHARED  WITH  SUCH  AGENCY  OR  ENTITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   7. ANNUAL REPORTING. BEGINNING MAY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND
 ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  EACH AGENCY SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE A REPORT OF
 THE PROGRESS SUCH AGENCY HAS MADE IN THE PREVIOUS  FISCAL  YEAR  TOWARDS
 ACHIEVING  THE  GOALS OF THE AGENCY'S FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. SUCH
 REPORTS SHALL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICER, WHO  SHALL  SUBMIT  SUCH
 REPORTS  TO  THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SIX AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   8.  TRIENNIAL  REPORTING.  BEGINNING  MAY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 EIGHT, AND TRIENNIALLY THEREAFTER, EACH AGENCY SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE
 AN UPDATED FIVE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY PLAN. SUCH UPDATED PLANS  SHALL  ALSO
 BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICER, WHO SHALL SUBMIT SUCH UPDATES TO THE GOVER-
 NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY ON OR BEFORE MAY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT AND TRIENNIAL-
 LY THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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