Senate Bill S978

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires that instruction in the laws relating to handicapped parking be included in the pre-licensing driver's course

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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-S978 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S414
2011-2012: S1443
2013-2014: S1166
2015-2016: S1327
2017-2018: S2689
2021-2022: S1502
2023-2024: S1473

2019-S978 - Summary

Relates to parking spaces for handicapped persons; provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall provide in any pre-licensing course a mandatory component of education of the laws relating to handicapped accessible parking.

2019-S978 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S978 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    978
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  parking
   spaces for handicapped persons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the  vehi-
 cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
   (b) Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in  para-
 graph  (a)  of  this subdivision which shall include an alcohol and drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of  this
 subdivision and a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described in
 paragraph (c-2) of this subdivision, and a "Motorcycle Safety" awareness
 component  as  described  in  paragraph  (c-3)  of this subdivision, AND
 INSTRUCTION IN THE LAWS RELATING TO PARKING SPACES FOR  THE  HANDICAPPED
 AS  DESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (I)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, the commissioner
 shall cause the applicant to take a road test in a representative  vehi-
 cle  of a type prescribed by the commissioner which shall be appropriate
 to the type of license for which application is made,  except  that  the
 commissioner may waive the road test requirements for certain classes of
 applicants. The commissioner shall have the power to establish a program
 to  allow persons other than employees of the department to conduct road
 tests in representative vehicles when such tests are required for appli-
 cants to obtain a class A, B or C license. If HE OR she  chooses  to  do
 so,  HE  OR  she  shall  set  forth her reasons in writing and conduct a
 public hearing on the matter. [She] HE OR SHE shall only establish  such
 a program after holding the public hearing.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05931-01-9

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2019-S978A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S414
2011-2012: S1443
2013-2014: S1166
2015-2016: S1327
2017-2018: S2689
2021-2022: S1502
2023-2024: S1473

2019-S978A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to parking spaces for handicapped persons; provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall provide in any pre-licensing course a mandatory component of education of the laws relating to handicapped accessible parking.

2019-S978A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S978A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  978--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle and traffic law, in relation to parking
   spaces for handicapped persons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of  2017,  is
 amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
   (b)  Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in para-
 graph (a) of this subdivision which shall include an  alcohol  and  drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road  Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of this
 subdivision and a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described in
 paragraph (c-2) of this subdivision, and a "Motorcycle Safety" awareness
 component as described in  paragraph  (c-3)  of  this  subdivision,  AND
 INSTRUCTION  IN  THE LAWS RELATING TO PARKING SPACES FOR THE HANDICAPPED
 AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (I)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  the  commissioner
 shall  cause the applicant to take a road test in a representative vehi-
 cle of a type prescribed by the commissioner which shall be  appropriate
 to  the  type  of license for which application is made, except that the
 commissioner may waive the road test requirements for certain classes of
 applicants. The commissioner shall have the power to establish a program
 to allow persons other than employees of the department to conduct  road
 tests in representative vehicles when such tests are required for appli-
 cants  to  obtain  a class A, B or C license. If HE OR she chooses to do
 so, HE OR she shall set forth her  reasons  in  writing  and  conduct  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05931-03-0

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