New York S 10474: Enacts the Creating Lasting Access to Supported and Inclusive Careers for New York (CLASSIC NY) act

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S10474 Summary:

BILL NOS10474 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSRCLEARE, RAMOS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §99-uu, St Fin L; add §404-ff, V & T L

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Establishes a disability employment innovation fund; authorizes the issuance of "Classic NY" series license plates consisting of reissued historical license plate designs; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to identify, reserve, and auction certain license plate configurations that are determined to have elevated market value; directs proceeds of "Classic NY" series plates and any auctioned plates to be deposited into the disability employment innovation fund.

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BILL NOS10474 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10474

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. FAHY, CLEARE, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the vehicle and traffic law,
 in relation to enacting the "Creating Lasting Access to Supported and
 Inclusive Careers for New York (CLASSIC NY) act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Creating Lasting Access to Supported and Inclusive Careers for New
 3 York (CLASSIC NY) act".
 4 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-uu to
 5 read as follows:
 6 § 99-uu. Disability employment innovation fund. 1. There is hereby
 7 established in the custody of the state comptroller a special fund to be
 8 known as the "disability employment innovation fund".
 9 2. Such fund shall consist of all moneys collected pursuant to section
 10 four hundred four-ff of the vehicle and traffic law, and any other
 11 moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto.
 12 3. Moneys of the fund shall be made available for programs supporting
 13 employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and shall be
 14 administered through a coordinated interagency process led jointly by
 15 the office for people with developmental disabilities, the adult career
 16 and continuing education services - vocational rehabilitation program
 17 within the department of education, and the office of mental health, in
 18 consultation with the department of labor and the commissioner of motor
 19 vehicles.
 20 4. On or before February first of each year, the administering agen-
 21 cies designated under subdivision three of this section shall jointly
 22 submit a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate,
 23 and the speaker of the assembly detailing revenues received, expendi-
 24 tures made, and outcomes achieved, including but not limited to the
 25 number of individuals served and employment outcomes.
 26 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 27 404-ff to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15788-02-6

 S. 10474 2

 1 § 404-ff. Issuance of "Classic NY" series license plates.
 2 1. (a) The commissioner is authorized to issue, upon request of any
 3 person in this state, special edition reissued historical license plate
 4 designs, which may be branded or marketed as part of the "Classic NY"
 5 series. Application for such license plate shall be filed with the
 6 commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall
 7 prescribe.
 8 (b) A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be
 9 issued in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the
 10 regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
 11 article, provided, however that an additional annual service charge of
 12 twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plates.
 13 2. Each twenty-five dollars received as the annual service charge
 14 under paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section shall be deposit-
 15 ed to the credit of the d