Bill Text: NY S01436 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1436 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to establishing a commercial driver's license (CDL) class A young adult licensing pilot program for qualified 18-20 year olds; such drivers shall not be permitted to drive after 9:00 PM and before 5:00 AM.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S01436 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01436-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1436
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, AKSHAR, GALLIVAN, SEPULVEDA -- read twice
          and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
          on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation  to  establishing  a
          commercial  driver's license (CDL) class A young adult licensing pilot
          program
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 36 to read as follows:
     3    36.  (a)  To  promulgate, in consultation with the department of motor
     4  vehicles, rules and regulations to establish and implement a  commercial
     5  driver's license (CDL) class A young adult licensing pilot program.
     6    (b)  For  purposes of this subdivision, the following terms shall have
     7  the following meanings:
     8    (i) "young adult" shall mean an individual  who  ranges  in  age  from
     9  eighteen to twenty years old; and
    10    (ii)  "qualified" shall mean such individual meets all required quali-
    11  fications to become a licensed CDL class A driver, with the exception of
    12  the age requirement, within New York state.
    13    (c) (i) Such pilot program shall provide qualified young adult drivers
    14  with CDL class A driver's licenses.
    15    (ii) Such qualified young adult drivers  shall  not  be  permitted  to
    16  drive  after  nine  o'clock  post  meridian and before five o'clock ante
    17  meridiem under such pilot program.
    18    (d) Such pilot program shall commence on January first,  two  thousand
    19  twenty.
    20    (e)  The commissioner shall provide the governor, the temporary presi-
    21  dent of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly  with  a  report  on
    22  such  pilot  program  on  January  first,  two thousand twenty-two. Such
    23  report shall include:
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05027-01-9
        S. 1436                             2
     1    (i) the number of qualified drivers licensed under such pilot program;
     2    (ii) the number of qualified drivers licensed under such pilot program
     3  that ultimately became fully-licensed at the age of twenty-one;
     4    (iii) any safety concerns that occurred including, but not limited to,
     5  traffic violations and accidents; and
     6    (iv) any additional information the commissioner deems relevant.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.