Assembly Bill A9120

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9120
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2020
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 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle and traffic law, in relation to parking
   spaces for handicapped persons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of  2017,  is
 amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
   (b)  Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in para-
 graph (a) of this subdivision which shall include an  alcohol  and  drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road  Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of this
 subdivision and a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described in
 paragraph (c-2) of this subdivision, and a "Motorcycle Safety" awareness
 component as described in  paragraph  (c-3)  of  this  subdivision,  AND
 INSTRUCTION  IN  THE LAWS RELATING TO PARKING SPACES FOR THE HANDICAPPED
 AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (I)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  the  commissioner
 shall  cause the applicant to take a road test in a representative vehi-
 cle of a type prescribed by the commissioner which shall be  appropriate
 to  the  type  of license for which application is made, except that the
 commissioner may waive the road test requirements for certain classes of
 applicants. The commissioner shall have the power to establish a program
 to allow persons other than employees of the department to conduct  road
 tests in representative vehicles when such tests are required for appli-
 cants  to  obtain  a class A, B or C license. If HE OR she chooses to do
 so, HE OR she shall set forth her  reasons  in  writing  and  conduct  a
 public  hearing on the matter. [She] HE OR SHE shall only establish such
 a program after holding the public hearing.
   (I) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE IN THE  PRE-LICENSING  COURSE,  SET
 FORTH  IN  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION A MANDATORY COMPONENT IN
 EDUCATION OF THE LAWS RELATING TO HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE PARKING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05931-04-0
              

 A. 9120                             2
 
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle  and
 traffic  law,  as amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2019, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b)  Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in para-
 graph (a) of this subdivision which shall include an  alcohol  and  drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road  Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of this
 subdivision and a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described in
 paragraph (c-2) of this subdivision,  a  "Motorcycle  Safety"  awareness
 component  as  described  in  paragraph (c-3) of this subdivision, and a
 "School Bus Safety" awareness component as described in paragraph  (c-4)
 of  this  subdivision,  AND  INSTRUCTION IN THE LAWS RELATING TO PARKING
 SPACES FOR THE HANDICAPPED AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION,  the  commissioner shall cause the applicant to take a road test
 in a representative vehicle of a type  prescribed  by  the  commissioner
 which  shall be appropriate to the type of license for which application
 is made, except that the commissioner may waive the road  test  require-
 ments for certain classes of applicants. The commissioner shall have the
 power  to  establish  a program to allow persons other than employees of
 the department to conduct road tests  in  representative  vehicles  when
 such  tests  are  required  for  applicants  to obtain a class A, B or C
 license. If HE OR she chooses to do so, HE OR she shall  set  forth  her
 reasons in writing and conduct a public hearing on the matter.  [She] HE
 OR  SHE  shall  only  establish  such a program after holding the public
 hearing.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that if  chapter  513  of
 the laws of 2019 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then
 section  two  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2019 takes effect.