Bill Text: CT HB05816 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5816 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Removable Windshield Placards For Persons Who Are Blind And Persons With Disabilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-26 - Public Hearing 01/30 [HB05816 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05816-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5816*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 1273
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY REMOVABLE WINDSHIELD PLACARDS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

To establish a task force that shall: (1) Compile specific and accurate information regarding the criteria used by a physician to determine if an applicant who is applying for a removable windshield placard is disabled, (2) determine effective ways to educate and advise physicians on such criteria, and (3) submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations for legislation regarding the eligibility requirements for such placards to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.

Statement of Purpose:

To study the eligibility requirements for a removable windshield placard.