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Assembly Actions -
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| Jan 23, 2012 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 18, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jan 10, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jan 09, 2012 |
1st report cal.27 |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 02, 2011 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jun 01, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 25, 2011 |
2nd report cal. amended 5171b |
| May 24, 2011 |
1st report cal.801 |
| May 18, 2011 |
print number 5171a |
| May 18, 2011 |
amend and recommit to commerce, economic development and small business |
| May 10, 2011 |
reported and committed to commerce, economic development and small business |
| May 03, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5171
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S5171 - Details
2011-S5171 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5171
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to qualifications of
bus drivers
PURPOSE:
This bill would require all bus drivers to submit to the same criminal
history check that is now required of school bus drivers.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section five hundred nine-d of the
vehicle and traffic law to require bus drivers to submit to a
criminal background check at the time of employment.
Section two of this bill provides the effective date.
EXISTING LAW:
Under current law, only school bus drivers are required to submit to a
background check.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill amends the vehicle and traffic law to require all current
bus drivers and those hired after the effective date of this act to
submit to a criminal back ground check. Currently, this requirement
2011-S5171 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5171
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- 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, in relation to qualifica-
tions of bus drivers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 509-d of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by chapter 675 of the laws of 1985 and paragraph (a) as
amended by chapter 164 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
follows:
(2) Investigations and inquiries of BUS drivers [of school buses];
maintenance of file; availability to subsequent employer. (a) A motor
carrier shall request the department to initiate a criminal history
check for persons employed as drivers of [school] buses, as defined in
[paragraph (a) of subdivision one of] section five hundred nine-a of
this chapter[, on September fourteenth, nineteen hundred eighty-five] by
such motor carrier, in accordance with regulations of the commissioner
by requiring such [school] bus drivers to submit to the mandated finger-
printing procedure. The department of motor vehicles at the request of
the motor carrier shall initiate a criminal history check of all current
[school] bus drivers of such motor carrier as well as those hired on or
after September fifteenth, nineteen hundred eighty-five by requiring
such drivers and applicants to submit to the mandated fingerprinting
procedure as part of the [school] bus driver qualification procedure.
Such fingerprinting procedure and the related fee as well as a procedure
for the return of such fingerprints upon application of a person who has
terminated employment as a [school] bus driver shall be established in
accordance with regulations of the commissioner in consultation with the
commissioner of the division of criminal justice services. The fee to be
paid by or on behalf of the [school] bus driver or applicant shall be no
more than five dollars over the cost to the commissioner for the crimi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11014-01-1
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S5171A - Details
2011-S5171A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5171A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to qualifications of
bus drivers
PURPOSE:
This bill would require all bus drivers to submit to the same criminal
history check that is now required of school bus drivers
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section five hundred nine-d of the
vehicle and traffic law to require bus drivers to submit to a
criminal background check at the time of employment.
Section two of the bill provides amends section five hundred nine-h of
the vehicle and traffic law to include other bus drivers in the
conditional driver period.
Section three of the bill creates a section five hundred nine-hh of
the vehicle and traffic law to provide for registration by motor
carriers with the DMV.
Section four of the bill makes confirming amendments to section five
hundred nine-m of the vehicle and traffic law.
2011-S5171A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5171--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. FUSCHILLO, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business -- 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 qualifica-
tions 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-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
(2-A) INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES OF BUS DRIVERS OTHER THAN SCHOOL
BUS DRIVERS. (A) A MOTOR CARRIER SHALL REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO INITI-
ATE A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK FOR PERSONS HIRED OR RE-HIRED BY SUCH MOTOR
CARRIER ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AS DRIVERS OF
BUSES, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE
OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGU-
LATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER REQUIRING SUCH BUS DRIVERS TO SUBMIT TO THE
MANDATED FINGERPRINTING PROCEDURE. ADDITIONALLY, FOR DRIVERS OF BUSES,
AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, IN THE EMPLOY OF A MOTOR
CARRIER ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE MOTOR CARRIER
SHALL REQUEST ON OR BEFORE THE TIME OF THE DRIVER'S FIRST RENEWAL OF
LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER THAT THE DEPARTMENT INITIATE A CRIMINAL
HISTORY CHECK. THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AT THE REQUEST OF THE
MOTOR CARRIER SHALL INITIATE A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK OF ALL BUS DRIVERS
HIRED OR RE-HIRED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND
ALL CURRENT BUS DRIVERS ON OR BEFORE THE TIME OF THEIR FIRST RENEWAL OF
LICENSE BY REQUIRING SUCH APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT TO THE MANDATED FINGER-
PRINTING PROCEDURE AS PART OF THE BUS DRIVER QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11014-02-1
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S5171B (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S5171B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5171B
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to qualifications of
bus drivers
PURPOSE:
This bill would require all bus drivers to submit to the same criminal
history check that is now required of school bus drivers.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section five hundred nine-d of the
vehicle and traffic law to require bus drivers to submit to a
criminal background check at the time of employment.
Section two of the bill provides amends section five hundred nine-h of
the vehicle and traffic law to include other bus drivers in the
conditional driver period.
Section three of the bill creates a section five hundred nine-hh of
the vehicle and traffic law to provide for registration by motor
carriers with the DMV.
Section four of the bill makes confirming amendments to section five
hundred nine-m of the vehicle and traffic law.
2011-S5171B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5171--B
Cal. No. 801
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. FUSCHILLO, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report
and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second
report
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to qualifica-
tions 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-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
(2-A) INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES OF BUS DRIVERS OTHER THAN SCHOOL
BUS DRIVERS. (A) A MOTOR CARRIER SHALL REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO INITI-
ATE A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK FOR PERSONS HIRED OR RE-HIRED BY SUCH MOTOR
CARRIER ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AS DRIVERS OF
BUSES, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE
OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGU-
LATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER REQUIRING SUCH BUS DRIVERS TO SUBMIT TO THE
MANDATED FINGERPRINTING PROCEDURE. ADDITIONALLY, FOR DRIVERS OF BUSES,
AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, IN THE EMPLOY OF A MOTOR
CARRIER ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE MOTOR CARRIER
SHALL REQUEST ON OR BEFORE THE TIME OF ANY SUCH DRIVER'S FIRST RENEWAL
OF LICENSE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF
THIS TITLE THAT THE DEPARTMENT INITIATE A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES AT THE REQUEST OF THE MOTOR CARRIER SHALL INITIATE A
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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