Bill Text: NY S07559 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits the department of motor vehicles from cancelling, suspending or rescinding a driver's license issued to a person enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program if and when the program is ended.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-09 - PRINT NUMBER 7559A [S07559 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S07559-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7559--A
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 24, 2018
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        Introduced  by Sens. ALCANTARA, PERALTA -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
          tion  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  a  driver's
          license  issued  to a person in the federal deferred action for child-
          hood arrivals program
          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 502-b to read as follows:
     3    § 502-b.  Childhood  arrivals  program  licensing.  1.  Prevention  of
     4  license  suspension.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law, the
     5  department shall not cancel, suspend or rescind  the  driver's  license,
     6  learner's  permit,  or non-driver identification card issued to a person
     7  enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood  arrivals  program
     8  if and/or when such program is ended by the federal government.
     9    2.  Application  for  license.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
    10  law, the department shall allow a person who was  formerly  enrolled  in
    11  the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program and continues
    12  to  meet  the requirements of the program as they existed at the time of
    13  enrollment to  apply  for  or  renew  such  person's  driver's  license,
    14  learner's permit, or non-driver identification card if such person meets
    15  all  requirements  other  than  such requirements related to immigration
    16  status.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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