New York S 3138: Enacts "the prison minimum wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by inmates

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S03138 Summary:

BILL NOS03138 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRBROUK, HARCKHAM, MARTINS, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 26-C §§755 - 759, rpld §559, Exec L; amd §491, Soc Serv L

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Establishes the commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing; requires the commission of the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing to transmit complaints in matters affecting the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities to the vulnerable persons' central register; repeals provisions relating to the New York state interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing.

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BILL NOS03138 

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3138

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, BROUK, HARCKHAM, MARTINS -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Finance

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing; to amend the
 social services law, in relation to requiring the commission of the
 deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing to transmit complaints in matters
 affecting the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities to the
 vulnerable persons' central register; and to repeal section 559 of the
 executive law relating to the New York state interagency coordinating
 council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of
 hearing

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 26-C
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 26-C
 4 COMMISSION OF THE DEAF, DEAFBLIND AND HARD OF HEARING
 5 Section 755. Definitions.
 6 756. Commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing.
 7 757. Executive director.
 8 758. Membership of the commission.
 9 759. Powers and duties of the commission.
 10 § 755. Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and
 11 terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
 12 1. "deaf" shall mean a person who has profound hearing loss and who
 13 primarily relies on visual communication, such as sign language, writ-
 14 ing, lip reading, and gestures, which may be used exclusively or in
 15 combination, or who communicates orally and use sign language to support
 16 their understanding of the spoken language;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03253-01-5

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 1 2. "deafblind" shall mean a person with varying degrees of combined
 2 hearing and vision loss; and
 3 3. "hard of hearing" shall mean a person with measurable hearing loss.
 4 § 756. Commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing. There is
 5 hereby established the "commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of
 6 hearing".
 7 § 757. Executive director. The governor shall appoint, at the recom-
 8 mendation of the commission, an executive director of the commission who
 9 shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive director
 10 shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor within the amounts
 11 appropriated specifically therefor and shall be entitled to reimburse-
 12 ment for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their
 13 official duties. The executive director shall assist the commission in
 14 carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the commission.
 15 § 758. Membership of the commission. 1. The commission shall be
 16 comprised of nine voting members and three non-voting members. All
 17 members must be New York residents.
 18 (a) Five members of the commission shall be appointed by the gover-
 19 nor in the following manner:
 20 (i) three members, one whom is deaf, one whom is deafblind and one
 21 whom is hard of hearing;
 22 (ii) a licensed audiologist pursuant to article one hundred fifty-nine
 23 of the educ