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Assembly Bill A803

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring that certain forms be made available in Nepali

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2019-A803 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A9858

2019-A803 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all written tests, forms, registration forms and applications for an initial learner's permit or driver's license be made available in Nepali.

2019-A803 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    803
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. 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,  applications,  and examinations to be
   available in Nepali
 
   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 224-b to read as follows:
   § 224-B. FORMS, APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE  IN
 NEPALI.  EXCEPT  AS  OTHERWISE  PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGU-
 LATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT  ALL  WRITTEN  TESTS,  FORMS,
 REGISTRATION  FORMS  AND APPLICATIONS FOR AN INITIAL LEARNER'S PERMIT OR
 DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  ARTICLE  ARE
 AVAILABLE  IN NEPALI AND PROVIDE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES
 IN SUCH LANGUAGE TO SUCH PERSON APPLYING FOR SUCH  LEARNER'S  PERMIT  OR
 DRIVER'S  LICENSE  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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD00347-01-9

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