Senate Bill S6173

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits sex offenders from being bus drivers

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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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2017-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8495
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1309
2021-2022: S3746

2017-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits sex offenders from being bus drivers.

2017-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6173
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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  prohibiting
   sex offenders from being bus drivers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  509-cc  of  the
 vehicle  and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to
 read as follows:
   (IV) HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OFFENSE FOR WHICH REGISTRATION AS A SEX
 OFFENDER IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF  THE  CORRECTION  LAW,
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY; OR
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 509-cc of the vehicle and traffic law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1)  PERMANENTLY,  IF  THAT PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OFFENSE
 FOR WHICH REGISTRATION AS A SEX OFFENDER IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the  commissioner  of
 motor  vehicles  may add, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation neces-
 sary to timely implement the provisions of this  act  on  its  effective
 date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11537-01-7



              

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