Bill Text: NY S07783 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for certain requirements related to instructors and equipment of commercial driving schools and private driving instructors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-10 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S07783 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S07783-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7783 I N S E N A T E May 10, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERALTA, PARKER -- 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 commercial driving schools and private driving instruction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 507-a to read as follows: 3 S 507-A. COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE DRIVING INSTRUCTION. 4 1. HOLDERS OF VALID LEARNER'S PERMITS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED AN APPROVED 5 DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE SHALL COMPLETE A MINI- 6 MUM OF TEN HOURS OF ROAD TRAINING EXPERIENCE CONDUCTED BY AN APPROVED 7 COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOL OR A PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR CONSISTENT WITH REGU- 8 LATIONS AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 9 2. ALL PRIVATE DRIVING INSTRUCTORS SHALL: 10 (A) HOLD A VALID DRIVERS' LICENSE ISSUED BY A STATE OR TERRITORY OF 11 THE UNITED STATES, OR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; AND 12 (B) PROVIDE NOTICE TO THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY OF THEIR INTENT TO 13 PROVIDE DRIVING INSTRUCTION. INSURANCE COMPANIES SHALL ISSUE AN IDEN- 14 TIFICATION CERTIFICATE WHICH SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT 15 INSPECTOR AT THE POINT OF ROAD TEST. 16 3. ALL COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS SHALL: 17 (A) REQUIRE THEIR INSTRUCTORS TO HOLD A VALID DRIVERS' LICENSE ISSUED 18 BY A STATE OR TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERN- 19 MENT; 20 (B) PROVIDE NOTICE TO EACH INSTRUCTOR'S INSURANCE COMPANY OF HIS OR 21 HER INTENT TO PROVIDE DRIVING INSTRUCTION. INSURANCE COMPANIES SHALL 22 ISSUE AN IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE WHICH SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE 23 DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR AT THE POINT OF THE ROAD TEST; 24 (C) EQUIP ALL INSTRUCTIONAL VEHICLES WITH DUAL BRAKE SYSTEMS; 25 (D) POST A BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PRIOR TO 26 ENROLLING ANY STUDENTS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00119-01-9 S. 7783 2 1 (E) PROVIDE HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY ENTRANCES FOR ATTENDEES AT 2 FIVE-HOUR PRE-LICENSING CLASSES AND DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES OFFERED ON 3 SITE; 4 (F) MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF TWO VEHICLES; 5 (G) PROVIDE PROOF OF A MINIMUM OF TWENTY-THOUSAND DRIVING HOURS BY THE 6 SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL OWNER; AND 7 (H) BE LOCATED NO CLOSER THAN FORTY CITY BLOCKS FROM ANOTHER COMMER- 8 CIAL DRIVING SCHOOL. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 10 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- 11 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 12 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is 13 authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such 14 effective date.