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Assembly Bill A2045

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a school bus to have identification numbers printed on the roof of such vehicle

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2009-A2045 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1223-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3111

2009-A2045 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a school bus to have identification numbers printed on the roof of such vehicle; directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the commissioner of education, to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

2009-A2045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2045

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CALHOUN, ZEBROWSKI, N. RIVERA, LAVINE -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  school  buses  to  have identification numbers printed on roof of such
  vehicles

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and intent. The legislature hereby
finds that it is necessary to provide  as  many  safety  precautions  as
possible  for  our  children.  With an influx of traffic on the roadways
that are used to transport our children to and from school,  it  may  be
difficult  to  identify  a  particular bus in the event of an emergency.
Having an identification number displayed on the roof would provide  for
more  efficient  identification  of  the  school  bus from the air. This
legislation gives law enforcement officials an additional tool in  their
arsenal to ensure the safety of our children.
  S  2.  Section  1223-a  of  the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter 94 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1223-a. School buses; required identification. 1. All school  buses,
as  defined in section one hundred forty-two of this chapter, purchased,
leased or acquired on or after September first, nineteen  hundred  nine-
ty-seven  shall  have  the  area  code and telephone number of the owner
and/or operator printed  in three inch bold type on  the  rear  of  such
vehicle.    Provided,  however,  that  nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to prohibit the printing of such information as  herein  provided
on  school buses purchased, acquired or leased prior to September first,
nineteen hundred ninety-seven.
  2. ALL SCHOOL BUSES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF
THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL HAVE A SCHOOL BUS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PRINTED ON
THE ROOF OF SUCH VEHICLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02389-01-9

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