Senate Bill S356

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to paratransit services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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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2025-S356 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8661
2021-2022: S5095
2023-2024: S9476

2025-S356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to paratransit services; directs that an applicant for recertification submit correspondence from a licensed physician in lieu of an in-person assessment.

2025-S356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    356
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. COONEY, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CLEARE, GALLIVAN,
   GOUNARDES, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MARTINEZ, MAY, MYRIE,  ORTT,  ROLI-
   SON,  WEBER,  WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
   to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  paratransit
   services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
   15-A.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL
 RECERTIFYING FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE, SHALL, IN  LIEU  OF  AN  IN-PERSON
 ASSESSMENT, SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE FROM A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, DATED WITH-
 IN  THE  PRECEDING  THIRTY  DAYS, INDICATING THAT PARATRANSIT SERVICE IS
 NECESSARY FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL.
   (B) THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE
 FORM AND CONTENT OF THE LICENSED PHYSICIAN'S CORRESPONDENCE PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01120-01-5

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