Assembly Bill A874

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A874 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7961
2013-2014: A5292
2015-2016: A734
2017-2018: A4205
2019-2020: A1256
2021-2022: A1544
2023-2024: A485

2025-A874 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children.

2025-A874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    874
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the disqual-
   ification of school bus drivers for certain offenses  involving  chil-
   dren

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 400 of the laws of 2011, paragraphs  (a)  and
 (b)  as  amended  by chapter 23 of the laws of 2024 and paragraph (c) as
 amended by chapter 92 of the  laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (4) (a) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)
 of  subdivision one and paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section
 that result in permanent disqualification  shall  include  a  conviction
 under  sections  120.02, 120.12, 125.12, 125.13, 125.14, 125.15, 125.20,
 125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.20, 130.25, 130.30,  130.35,
 former  sections  130.45  and  130.50,  sections 130.52, 130.53, 130.55,
 130.60, 130.65, 130.66, 130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80, 130.85,  130.90,
 130.95,  130.96,  135.25,  150.20,  230.30,  230.32,  230.34,  230.34-a,
 235.21, 235.22, 260.20, 260.21, 263.05, 263.10, 263.11,  263.15,  263.16
 of  the  penal law or an attempt to commit any of the aforesaid offenses
 under section 110.00 of the penal law, or any offenses committed under a
 former section of the penal law which would constitute violations of the
 aforesaid sections of the penal law, or any offenses  committed  outside
 this  state  which would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections
 of the penal law.
   (b) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)  of
 subdivision  one  and  paragraph  (b) of subdivision two of this section
 that result in permanent disqualification  shall  include  a  conviction
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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