Assembly Bill A3847

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the color and visibility of signage on school buses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3847 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10213

2019-A3847 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the color and visibility of signage on school buses; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

2019-A3847 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3847
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, D'URSO, JOYNER, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT,
   LAWRENCE, GALEF, ARROYO, B. MILLER, WALSH, FAHY, BLAKE --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M. of A.  COOK, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  the  color
   and visibility of signs on school buses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) and paragraph (c) of subdi-
 vision 20 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, subparagraph  1
 of paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1992 and para-
 graph  (c)  as amended by chapter 96 of the laws of 1973, are amended to
 read as follows:
   (1) In addition to such signal lamps, two signs shall be conspicuously
 displayed on the exterior of every such  omnibus  designating  it  as  a
 school  omnibus  by  the  use  of  the words "SCHOOL BUS" which shall be
 painted or otherwise inscribed  thereon  in  [black  letters]  LETTERING
 COLORED  BLACK  OR  MADE  IN  A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL APPROVED FOR USE FOR
 OMNIBUSES BY THE COMMISSIONER SO LONG AS SAID MATERIAL IS  VISIBLE  FROM
 AT  LEAST  FIVE  HUNDRED FEET DISTANT.  Such letters shall be of uniform
 size, at least eight inches in height, and each stroke  of  each  letter
 shall  be  not less than one inch in width.  The background of each such
 sign shall be painted  OR  OTHERWISE  APPLIED  IN  the  color  known  as
 "national  school  bus  chrome."  For each such omnibus having a seating
 capacity in excess of fifteen children, such  signs  shall  be  securely
 mounted  on  top  of  such vehicle, one of which shall be affixed on the
 front and one on the rear thereof. For each such omnibus having a  seat-
 ing  capacity  of  not  more  than fifteen children, such signs shall be
 securely mounted on top of such vehicle, one of  which  shall  face  the
 front and one of which shall face the rear thereof. Each such sign shall
 be visible and readable from a point at least two hundred feet distant.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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