New York A 4816: Prohibits the manufacture, transport, shipment or possession of an undetectable knife

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A04816 Summary:

BILL NOA04816A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§794 & 791, Gen Bus L; ren §444-q to be §444-r, add §444-q, RP L

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Authorizes continuing education courses for hearing aid dispensers and home inspectors to be completed online.

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BILL NOA04816A

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02/06/2025referred to economic development

02/26/2025amend and recommit to economic development

02/26/2025print number 4816a

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4816--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law and the real property law, in
 relation to authorizing certain continuing education courses to be
 completed online

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 794 of the general business law,
 2 as amended by chapter 301 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. Prior to the expiration of a certificate of registration and as a
 5 condition of renewal, each hearing aid dispenser registered pursuant to
 6 subdivision one of section seven hundred ninety of this article shall
 7 submit documentation showing successful completion of twenty continuing
 8 education credits through a course or courses approved by the secretary
 9 in consultation with the advisory board, or, in relation to audiologists
 10 licensed pursuant to article one hundred fifty-nine of the education
 11 law, the office of the professions in the education department. Such
 12 formal courses of learning shall include, but not be limited to, colle-
 13 giate level of credit in non-credit courses, professional development
 14 programs and technical sessions offered by national, state and local
 15 professional associations and other organizations acceptable to the
 16 secretary and any other organized educational and technical programs
 17 acceptable to the secretary. The secretary may, in [his or her] such
 18 secretary's discretion, and as needed to contribute to the health and
 19 welfare of the public, require the completion of continuing education
 20 courses in specific subjects to fulfill this mandatory continuing educa-
 21 tion requirement. Courses shall be taken from a sponsor approved by the
 22 secretary pursuant to regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08809-02-5

 A. 4816--A 2

 1 Courses may be completed online, provided that such online course meets
 2 the requirements of this section and is approved by the secretary.
 3 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 791 of the general
 4 business law, as added by chapter 599 of the laws of 1998, is amended to
 5 read as follows:
 6 (b) continuing education including but not limited to (i) the content
 7 of such course of study, (ii) the procedures for approval of such course
 8 of study [and], (iii) those individuals and organizations who may
 9 permissibly offer such continuing education course or courses provided
 10 for in section seven hundred ninety-four of this article, and (iv) the
 11 format of such course of study when such course is given in an online
 12 setting;
 13 § 3. Section 444-q of the real property law is renumbered section
 14 444-r and a new section 444-q is added to read as follows:
 15 § 444-q. Continuing education. Continuing education courses required
 16 for licensure pursuant to section four hundred forty-four-f of this
 17 article may be completed online provided that such course is approved by
 18 the secretary.
 19 § 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 20 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amen