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                                         7978
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 25, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to examination
         requirements for licensing
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF A TEST
    4  WITH RESPECT TO THE LAWS RELATING TO TRAFFIC, THE LAWS RELATING TO DRIV-
    5  ING  WHILE  ABILITY IS IMPAIRED AND WHILE INTOXICATED AND THE ABILITY TO
    6  READ AND COMPREHEND TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SYMBOLS, AND THE  REQUIREMENT  FOR
    7  COMPLETION  OF THE COURSE SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION
    8  FOR APPLICANTS WHO HOLD A VALID OR RENEWABLE DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED  BY
    9  ANY BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11642-01-1