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NY A07908
Bill
Status
6/7/2013
Primary Sponsor
Harvey Weisenberg
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AI Summary
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Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities must adopt regulations requiring one or more video surveillance cameras with sound capabilities in all vehicles used primarily to transport service recipients to programming, activities, or services
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Surveillance cameras may be omitted only in emergency circumstances when a vehicle with cameras is unavailable and lack of transportation could affect a service recipient's health or safety
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Recordings must be maintained and stored for a minimum of five years from the date of creation, with regulations specifying storage methods
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Camera field of observation must cover the entire interior of the transportation vehicle
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Act takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Requires vehicles used to transport recipients of services from a provider, subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, to be equipped with video cameras.
Last Action
reported referred to ways and means
6/9/2014