Bill Text: NY A03681 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3681 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Creates exemption for certain military personnel from certain training and testing requirements in order to qualify for a commercial driver's license.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 15-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A03681 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03681-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3681
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TENNEY, MILLER, RAIA, LALOR, SALADINO, FINCH,
         KATZ, LUPINACCI, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,
         CERETTO,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  LOPEZ,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  creating
         exemption  for  certain  military  personnel from certain training and
         testing requirements in order to qualify  for  a  commercial  driver's
         license
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
    3    4-A.  EXCEPTION  FOR  CERTAIN  MILITARY  PERSONNEL. ANY PERSON WHO HAS
    4  SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS  FOR  AND  HAS  BEEN  A
    5  UNITED  STATES  ARMY  MOTOR  TRANSPORT OPERATOR (MOS-88M), UNITED STATES
    6  NAVY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR (NEC-3531), UNITED STATES AIR FORCE  VEHICLE
    7  OPERATIONS (AFSC-2T1X1) OR ANY OTHER POSITION AS THE UNITED STATES ARMY,
    8  NAVY  OR  AIR FORCE SHALL DESIGNATE FOR LIKE TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL,
    9  SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE COMPLETED ALL TRAINING AND TESTING  REQUIREMENTS
   10  NECESSARY  FOR LICENSURE UNDER THIS SECTION, EXCEPT AS SUCH REQUIREMENTS
   11  ARE MANDATORY PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 99-570, TITLE XII, AND TITLE 49  OF
   12  THE  CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND ALL REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE
   13  UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE HAZARDOUS  MATERIALS
   14  TRANSPORTATION ACT.
   15    S  2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 502 of the vehicle and
   16  traffic law, as amended by chapter 138 of the laws of 1981,  is  amended
   17  to read as follows:
   18    (a) Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in subdi-
   19  vision four of this section OR UPON QUALIFYING FOR THE EXCEPTION THERETO
   20  SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF THIS SECTION, and upon payment of the
   21  fee  prescribed  by  law,  the  commissioner  shall issue an appropriate
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  license to the applicant, except that the  commissioner  may  refuse  to
    2  issue such license
    3    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    4  have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
    5  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    6  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    7  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.