Bill Text: NY A00325 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for certain requirements related to instructors and equipment of commercial driving schools and private driving instructors.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-13 - enacting clause stricken [A00325 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A00325-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERALTA, ESPAILLAT, ROBINSON, ALFANO, BARRA --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN, CLARK, COOK,  ERRIGO,  FINCH,
         LAVINE,  MAYERSOHN, J. RIVERA, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  commercial
         driving schools and private driving instruction
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 507-a to read as follows:
    3    S  507-A.  COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE DRIVING INSTRUCTION.
    4  1. HOLDERS OF VALID LEARNER'S PERMITS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED AN APPROVED
    5  DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE SHALL COMPLETE A MINI-
    6  MUM OF TEN HOURS OF ROAD TRAINING EXPERIENCE CONDUCTED  BY  AN  APPROVED
    7  COMMERCIAL  DRIVING SCHOOL OR A PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR CONSISTENT WITH REGU-
    8  LATIONS AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    9    2. ALL PRIVATE DRIVING INSTRUCTORS SHALL:
   10    (A) HOLD A VALID DRIVERS' LICENSE ISSUED BY A STATE  OR  TERRITORY  OF
   11  THE UNITED STATES, OR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; AND
   12    (B)  PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO  THEIR  INSURANCE  COMPANY OF THEIR INTENT TO
   13  PROVIDE DRIVING INSTRUCTION. INSURANCE COMPANIES SHALL  ISSUE  AN  IDEN-
   14  TIFICATION  CERTIFICATE  WHICH  SHALL  BE  PRESENTED  TO  THE DEPARTMENT
   15  INSPECTOR AT THE POINT OF ROAD TEST.
   16    3. ALL COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS SHALL:
   17    (A) REQUIRE THEIR INSTRUCTORS TO HOLD A VALID DRIVERS' LICENSE  ISSUED
   18  BY  A STATE OR TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
   19  MENT;
   20    (B) PROVIDE NOTICE TO EACH INSTRUCTOR'S INSURANCE COMPANY  OF  HIS  OR
   21  HER  INTENT  TO  PROVIDE  DRIVING INSTRUCTION. INSURANCE COMPANIES SHALL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  ISSUE AN IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE WHICH  SHALL  BE  PRESENTED  TO  THE
    2  DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR AT THE POINT OF THE ROAD TEST;
    3    (C) EQUIP ALL INSTRUCTIONAL VEHICLES WITH DUAL BRAKE SYSTEMS;
    4    (D)  POST  A  BOND  IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PRIOR TO
    5  ENROLLING ANY STUDENTS;
    6    (E)  PROVIDE  HANDICAP  ACCESSIBILITY  ENTRANCES  FOR   ATTENDEES   AT
    7  FIVE-HOUR PRE-LICENSING CLASSES AND DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES OFFERED ON
    8  SITE;
    9    (F) MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF TWO VEHICLES;
   10    (G) PROVIDE PROOF OF A MINIMUM OF TWENTY-THOUSAND DRIVING HOURS BY THE
   11  SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL OWNER; AND
   12    (H)  BE  LOCATED NO CLOSER THAN FORTY CITY BLOCKS FROM ANOTHER COMMER-
   13  CIAL DRIVING SCHOOL.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   15  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
   16  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
   17  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
   18  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   19  effective date.