Assembly Bill A3681

2015-2016 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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2015-A3681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5421
2013-2014: A5039

2015-A3681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A3681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3681

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TENNEY, MILLER, RAIA, LALOR, SALADINO, FINCH,
  KATZ, LUPINACCI, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,
  CERETTO,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  LOPEZ,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS -- read once and
  referred to the Committee 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07535-01-5

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