Legislation
SECTION 74-A
Duty of public officers regarding the physically handicapped
Public Officers (PBO) CHAPTER 47, ARTICLE 4
§ 74-a. Duty of public officers regarding the physically handicapped.
It shall be the duty of each public officer responsible for the
scheduling or siting of any public hearing to make reasonable efforts to
ensure that such hearings are held in facilities that permit
barrier-free physical access to the physically handicapped, as defined
in subdivision five of section fifty of the public buildings law.
It shall be the duty of each public officer responsible for the
scheduling or siting of any public hearing to make reasonable efforts to
ensure that such hearings are held in facilities that permit
barrier-free physical access to the physically handicapped, as defined
in subdivision five of section fifty of the public buildings law.