Senate Bill S753

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to signs on school buses

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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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2013-S753 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1344
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4488, A8174
2015-2016: S1022, A689
2017-2018: S4185, A1241
2019-2020: A3006

2013-S753 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to signs on school buses; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

2013-S753 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S753 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   753

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. FUSCHILLO, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, MAZIARZ,
  PERKINS -- 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 signs on
  school buses

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) and paragraph (c) of subdi-
vision  20 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, subparagraph 1
of paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1992 and para-
graph (c) as amended by chapter 96 of the laws of 1973, are amended  and
a new subparagraph (1-a) is added to paragraph (b) to read as follows:
  (1) In addition to such signal lamps, two signs shall be conspicuously
displayed  on  the  exterior  of  every such omnibus designating it as a
school omnibus by the use of the  words  "SCHOOL  BUS"  which  shall  be
painted  or  otherwise inscribed thereon in black letters.  Such letters
shall be of uniform size, at least eight  inches  in  height,  and  each
stroke  of  each  letter  shall be not less than one inch in width.  The
background of each such sign shall be painted OR  OTHERWISE  APPLIED  IN
the  color  known as "national school bus chrome." For each such omnibus
having a seating capacity in excess  of  fifteen  children,  such  signs
shall  be securely mounted on top of such vehicle, one of which shall be
affixed on the front and one on the rear thereof. For each such  omnibus
having  a seating capacity of not more than fifteen children, such signs
shall be securely mounted on top of such vehicle,  one  of  which  shall
face  the  front and one of which shall face the rear thereof. Each such
sign shall be visible and readable from a point  at  least  two  hundred
feet distant.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01345-01-3

              

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