Assembly Bill A5421

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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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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2011-A5421 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5039
2015-2016: A3681

2011-A5421 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A5421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5421

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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:

  Section  1.  Section  502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY  PERSONNEL.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  HAS
SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETED  THE  TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS  FOR AND HAS BEEN A
UNITED STATES ARMY MOTOR TRANSPORT  OPERATOR  (MOS-88M),  UNITED  STATES
NAVY  MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR (NEC-3531), UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VEHICLE
OPERATIONS (AFSC-2T1X1) OR ANY OTHER POSITION AS THE UNITED STATES ARMY,
NAVY OR AIR FORCE SHALL DESIGNATE FOR LIKE TRAINED  MILITARY  PERSONNEL,
SHALL  BE DEEMED TO HAVE COMPLETED ALL TRAINING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
NECESSARY FOR LICENSURE UNDER THIS SECTION, EXCEPT AS SUCH  REQUIREMENTS
ARE  MANDATORY PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 99-570, TITLE XII, AND TITLE 49 OF
THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND ALL REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY  THE
UNITED  STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION ACT.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 502 of the vehicle  and
traffic  law,  as amended by chapter 138 of the laws of 1981, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in subdi-
vision four of this section OR UPON QUALIFYING FOR THE EXCEPTION THERETO
SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF THIS SECTION, and upon payment of the
fee prescribed by law,  the  commissioner  shall  issue  an  appropriate
license  to  the  applicant,  except that the commissioner may refuse to
issue such license

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08869-01-1

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