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Assembly Bill A485

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children

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2023-A485 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5427
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7961
2013-2014: A5292
2015-2016: A734
2017-2018: A4205, S6393
2019-2020: A1256, S1197
2021-2022: A1544, S1218
2025-2026: A874

2023-A485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children.

2023-A485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    485
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the disqual-
   ification of school bus drivers for certain offenses  involving  chil-
   dren
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 400 of the laws of  2011,  paragraph  (a)  as
 amended  by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018 and paragraph (c) as amended
 by chapter 92 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (4) (a) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)
 of subdivision one and paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this  section
 that  result  in  permanent  disqualification shall include a conviction
 under [sections] SECTION 120.02, 120.12, 125.12, 125.13, 125.14, 125.15,
 125.20, 125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.20, 130.25,  130.30,
 130.35,  130.45, 130.50, 130.52, 130.53, 130.55, 130.60, 130.65, 130.66,
 130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80, 130.85, 130.90, 130.95, 130.96,  135.25,
 150.20,  230.30,  230.32,  230.34,  230.34-a,  235.21,  235.22,  260.20,
 260.21, 263.05, 263.10, 263.11, 263.15, 263.16 of the penal  law  or  an
 attempt  to commit any of the aforesaid offenses under section 110.00 of
 the penal law, or any offenses committed under a former section  of  the
 penal law which would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of
 the  penal law, or any offenses committed outside this state which would
 constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of the penal law.
   (b) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)  of
 subdivision  one  and  paragraph  (b) of subdivision two of this section
 that result in permanent disqualification  shall  include  a  conviction
 under [sections] SECTION 100.13, 105.15, 105.17, 115.08, 120.12, 120.70,
 125.10,  125.11,  130.40,  130.53,  [130.60,]  130.65-a, 135.20, 160.15,
 220.18, 220.21, 220.39, 220.41, 220.43, 220.44, 230.25,  260.00,  265.04
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00811-01-3

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