A05473 Summary:
| BILL NO | A05473 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Bores |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to evaluate the possibility of offering road tests in languages other than English. | |
A05473 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5473 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of motor vehicles to evaluate the possibility of offering road tests in languages other than English; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "driver 2 access to road tests act". 3 § 2. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall evaluate the possibility 4 and feasibility of offering road tests pursuant to paragraph (b) of 5 subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law in languages 6 other than English. The commissioner shall publish the findings of such 7 evaluation on or before December 31st, 2028. 8 § 3. Such evaluation shall include but not be limited to: 9 a. an identification of the circumstances under which such road tests 10 can be offered in languages other than English; 11 b. an analysis of the population that will benefit from the offering 12 of such road tests; 13 c. the cost of providing such road tests; and 14 d. the specific methods used in determining such factors stated in 15 subdivisions a, b, and c of this section. 16 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 17 deemed repealed January 1, 2029. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09230-01-5