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Assembly Bill A2291

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that acceptance of a person into the deferred action for childhood arrivals program shall satisfy proof of identity eligibility requirements for driver's license applicants

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2017-A2291 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §502-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8498
2015-2016: A4400
2019-2020: A3209

2017-A2291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that acceptance of a person into the deferred action for childhood arrivals program shall satisfy proof of identity eligibility requirements for driver's license applicants.

2017-A2291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2291
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  proof  of
   identity requirements for the issuance of a driver's license
 
   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 502-b to read as follows:
   §  502-B.  PROOF OF IDENTITY; CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM. 1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AN APPLICANT FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE
 WHO PROVIDES SATISFACTORY PROOF THAT HIS OR HER PRESENCE IN  THE  UNITED
 STATES  IS  AUTHORIZED  UNDER FEDERAL LAW, BUT WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A
 SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER, IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ORIGINAL DRIV-
 ER'S LICENSE IF HE OR SHE MEETS ALL OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
   2. ANY FEDERAL DOCUMENT DEMONSTRATING FAVORABLE ACTION BY THE  FEDERAL
 GOVERNMENT  FOR  ACCEPTANCE  OF  A  PERSON  INTO THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR
 CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM SHALL SATISFY THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION WITH RESPECT TO PROOF OF IDENTITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07733-01-7

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