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Assembly Bill A679A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain department of motor vehicle forms and applications to be available in Punjabi, Bengali and Hindi

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2015-A679 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8233
2017-2018: A489
2019-2020: A900

2015-A679 - Summary

Requires department of motor vehicle forms, tests and applications for permits and licenses in a city with a population of one million or more to be available in Punjabi, Bengali and Hindi.

2015-A679 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   679

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  certain motor vehicle forms and applications to be available in Punja-
  bi, Bengali and Hindi

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 207-a to read as follows:
  S 207-A. FORMS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THAT ALL FORMS, TESTS  AND  APPLICATIONS  FOR
PERMITS  AND  DRIVER'S  LICENSES,  INCLUDING  RENEWALS, IN A CITY WITH A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN PUNJABI, BENGALI
AND HINDI, AND THAT TRANSLATION  AND  INTERPRETATION  SERVICES  IN  SUCH
LANGUAGES BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02881-01-5

2015-A679A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8233
2017-2018: A489
2019-2020: A900

2015-A679A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires department of motor vehicle forms, tests and applications for permits and licenses in a city with a population of one million or more to be available in Punjabi, Bengali and Hindi.

2015-A679A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 679--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  certain motor vehicle forms and applications to be available in Punja-
  bi, Bengali and Hindi

  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 8 to read as follows:
  8. FORMS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.  EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL, WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,  ENSURE
THAT  ALL WRITTEN TESTS, FORMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR AN INITIAL LEARNER'S
PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
ARTICLE  ARE  ALSO  AVAILABLE  IN PUNJABI, BENGALI AND HINDI AND PROVIDE
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN SUCH LANGUAGES  TO  A  PERSON
APPLYING  FOR  SUCH  LEARNER'S  PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE IN SUCH CITY,
UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE  COMMISSIONER  FROM  MAKING  SUCH  TESTS,  FORMS,
APPLICATIONS,  AND  TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE IN
OTHER LANGUAGES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02881-02-6

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