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NY A02237

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2023

Primary Sponsor

Jo Simon

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows candidates to use campaign contributions to pay for disability access services including captioning, sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices, Braille, large print, CART, and accessible transportation.

  • Permits candidates to use campaign contributions for language interpretation and translation services.

  • Authorizes public matching funds to be used for disability access services and language interpretation or translation services in addition to existing permitted expenditures.

  • Removes expenditure limitations on public funds provided for disability access services and language interpretation or translation services.

  • Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with regulatory implementation authorized immediately upon passage.

Legislative Description

Allows public campaign funds to be used for disability access services including but not limited to captioning, sign language interpretation, assistive listening device, Braille, large print, communication access real-time translation and accessible transportation services and to be used for language interpretation and translation services.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Election Law1/25/2023

Full Bill Text

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