Senate Bill S6626

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for random drug and alcohol testing of bus drivers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3197
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§509-g, 509-cc & 509-l, V & T L; amd §3623-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7761, A8052
2017-2018: S2587, A208

2015-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for random drug and alcohol testing of bus drivers; further provides that no person shall consume a drug, controlled substance or an intoxicating liquor, regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug, within eight hours before going on duty or operating, or having physical control of a bus.

2015-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6626

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the  education  law,  in
  relation to random drug and alcohol testing of bus drivers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 509-g of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  RANDOM  DRUG  AND ALCOHOL TESTING. (A) ALL MOTOR CARRIERS SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTS TO ALL DRIVERS,  AS
DEFINED BY SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, OF SCHOOL BUSES,
AS  DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, REGARDLESS
OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ENDORSEMENT. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION "MOTOR CARRIERS" SHALL MEAN A SCHOOL OR MUNICIPALITY THAT TRANS-
PORTS  CHILDREN  TO AND FROM SCHOOL OR ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR ENTITY
IN CONTRACT WITH A MUNICIPALITY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
TRANSPORTING CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
  (B) (I) FAILURE OF A RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST BY A DRIVER SHALL BE
REPORTED  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES BY THE MOTOR CARRIER
IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTIFICATION OF FAILURE;
  (II) THE DRIVER SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM OPERATING A SCHOOL BUS  FOR
THE  PERIOD OF ONE YEAR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF SUBDIVISION ONE AND
PARAGRAPH (I) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-CC OF THIS
ARTICLE.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 509-cc of  the  vehicle
and  traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as
follows:
  (IV) HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
WHEREIN THE VIOLATOR IS OPERATING A SCHOOL BUS AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER AND SUCH SCHOOL BUS IS CARRYING AT
LEAST ONE STUDENT PASSENGER; OR
  S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 509-cc of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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