New York S 2529: Requires insurance and Medicaid coverage for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment for a period of not less than forty-five days

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S02529 Summary:

BILL NOS02529 

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SPONSORFELDER

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COSPNSRSKOUFIS

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Add Art 12-E §§399-u - 399-w, §§1244 & 1290, amd §504, V & T L

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Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate a bicycle, bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices.

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/27/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2529

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FELDER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
 a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual and licensing
 requirement

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 12-E to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 12-E
 4 BICYCLE AND ELECTRIC SCOOTER SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE AND LICENSE
 5 Section 399-u. Bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual.
 6 399-v. License for the operation of a bicycle, bicycle with
 7 electric assist and electric scooter.
 8 399-w. Rules and regulations.
 9 § 399-u. Bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual. The
 10 commissioner shall develop and publish a bicycle and electric scooter
 11 operator's safety manual that shall be available for distribution and
 12 accessible on the department's website. The manual shall include but
 13 not be limited to the following:
 14 (a) an overview of traffic laws governing bicycles, bicycles with
 15 electric assist and electric scooters;
 16 (b) the safe operation of bicycles, bicycles with electric assist and
 17 electric scooters;
 18 (c) bicycle lanes as defined in section one hundred two-a of this
 19 chapter; and
 20 (d) obligations to comply with traffic control devices and markings
 21 related to bicyclists, electric scooter operators and pedestrians.
 22 § 399-v. License for the operation of a bicycle, bicycle with electric
 23 assist and electric scooter. 1. Upon successful comprehension of the
 24 bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual, a resident may
 25 then make an application to receive a license for the operation of a
 26 bicycle, bicycle with electric assist and electric scooter.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01946-01-5

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 1 2. (a) An application for such license shall be made to the commis-
 2 sioner and shall require an applicant to furnish proof of identity, age,
 3 fitness and any other information required by the commissioner. Such
 4 application may also require a photographic image of the applicant.
 5 (b) A nominal fee may be prescribed by the commissioner for the issu-
 6 ance, renewal and amendment of a license.
 7 (c) A license shall be valid from the date of issuance until a date of
 8 expiration as determined by the commissioner.
 9 § 399-w. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such
 10 rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of
 11 this article. In addition to any requirements expressly authorized by
 12 this article, such regulations may include but not be limited to vali-
 13 dating that a person has read and comprehends the department's bicycle
 14 and electric scooter operator's safety manual.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 16 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows:
 17 (a-2) Every license or renewal thereof issued to an applicant who has
 18 a license for the operation of a bic