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NY S08616
Bill
Status
3/22/2022
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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Establishes a distinctive "Feeling Rural Good" license plate available to New York state residents upon request, with design approved by the DMV commissioner.
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Imposes an additional annual service charge of $25 per plate; charges exceeding $6,000 annually are deposited into the new "feeling rural good health care fund" to support rural health initiatives.
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Creates the feeling rural good health care fund to finance rural health care projects including school-based health programs, physician recruitment, health research and education access, broadband expansion for telehealth, and quality improvements at hospitals, home care agencies, hospices, and adult care facilities.
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Establishes a five-member rural health care advisory board appointed by the Commissioner of Health to recommend funding for rural health care projects, with representatives nominated by specified hospital, healthcare, and aging services organizations.
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Requires a $6,000 surety bond for plate production unless 200 orders with service charges are received prior to production; bond becomes discontinued if 200 sets sell within two years of availability.
Legislative Description
Relates to the production of and the assessment of a surcharge for distinctive "Feeling Rural Good" license plates; establishes the feeling rural good health care fund; provides that funds deposited into the feeling rural good health care fund shall be used in rural regions of the state to expand school-based health programs, enhance physician recruitment, improve access to health research and education, expand broadband access for improved access to telehealth, et al.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/3/2022