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Assembly Bill A9781

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing driver education course instruction to occur at middle schools and elementary schools

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2017-A9781 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507, V & T L

2017-A9781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing driver education course instruction to occur at middle schools and elementary schools when school is not in session.

2017-A9781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9781
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle  and traffic law, in relation to driver
   education course instruction locations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 507 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 215 of the laws of 2010, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   1.  Driver  education.  Notwithstanding  any  other provisions of this
 article, a class D or class M license, whichever is appropriate, may  be
 issued  to a minor seventeen years of age who has successfully completed
 a driver education course approved by the state education department and
 the commissioner in a high school, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL  (IF
 LOCATED  IN  A BUILDING OF A UNIFIED SCHOOL THAT OPERATES A HIGH SCHOOL)
 or college and who has submitted proof  of  completion  of  the  minimum
 hours  of supervised driving as required in paragraph (d) of subdivision
 two of section five hundred two of this article. No such  driver  educa-
 tion  course  may be approved unless classroom training is provided by a
 person approved by the state education department and the  commissioner.
 However,  a school district may contract with one or more licensed driv-
 ers' schools to provide behind the wheel  training,  pursuant  to  regu-
 lations   promulgated   by  the  commissioner.  The  commissioner  shall
 prescribe the requirements for  licensing  of  such  minors.  A  student
 enrolled in such an approved driver education course may operate a motor
 vehicle  without  holding a driver's license or a learner's permit while
 under the immediate supervision of an instructor in  such  course  or  a
 driver's school instructor providing behind the wheel training in such a
 course,  provided  such  COURSE INSTRUCTION, IF AT SUCH MIDDLE SCHOOL OR
 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATION, OCCURS WHEN ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE  SCHOOL  IS
 NOT  IN  SESSION,  AND  SUCH  operation  is in accordance with the rules
 established  by  the  commissioner.  Every  student   who   successfully
 completes such course in a day, evening or summer school program offered
 by  a  public  or  private  school  shall  receive certification of such
 completion on a certificate prescribed by the commissioner.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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