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S00838 Summary:

BILL NO	S00838
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	ROBACH
COSPNSR	BOYLE
MLTSPNSR
Amd S303-a, Soc Serv L
Provides grant assistance for up to five thousand dollars for service dogs if they are deemed to be medically necessary by a licensed physician.

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S00838 Actions:

BILL NO	S00838
01/07/2015	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
01/06/2016	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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S00838 Committee Votes:

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S00838 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           838
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing  grant
          assistance for service dogs
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 303-a of the social  services  law
     2  is  renumbered subdivision 5 and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as
     3  follows:
     4    4. If such service dog is deemed medically  necessary  by  a  licensed
     5  physician,  grant  assistance  shall be provided for up to five thousand
     6  dollars for the purchase and  training,  food,  and  any  other  expense
     7  required for the health or maintenance of such service dog.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00516-01-5

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