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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         4329--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 7, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  SEPULVEDA, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SKOUFIS -- read twice
          and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
          on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the commissioner of motor vehicles to
          enter into reciprocity agreements with other states, countries,  prov-
          inces or territories that issue driver licenses
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The commissioner of motor vehicles is hereby authorized  to
     2  enter  into  agreements with other parties that issue driver licenses to
     3  provide reciprocity in issuing driver licenses between citizens from the
     4  state of New York residing in the respective state, country, province or
     5  territory and to the citizens from  such  state,  country,  province  or
     6  territory  residing  in  the  state of New York. The parties shall agree
     7  that reciprocal provisions for issuance and skills to acquire  a  driver
     8  license  shall be applicable in the state of New York and in the respec-
     9  tive state, country, province or territory. The  commissioner  of  motor
    10  vehicles  may  only enter into such reciprocal agreements with a  state,
    11  country, province or territory that has a comparable licensing  process,
    12  including without limitation, knowledge and road tests, and may    enter
    13  into  reciprocal  agreements  providing  for  additional  education with
    14  respect to the operating laws, rules, and regulations of the  respective
    15  state, country, province or territory.
    16    § 2. For any such reciprocal agreement entered into, the parties shall
    17  agree  that  a holder of a valid driver license of the state of New York
    18  residing in such state, country, province or territory, shall be able to
    19  exchange such license for a driver license issued by such  state,  coun-
    20  try,  province or territory at the nominal conversion fee, without being
    21  required to pass the knowledge and road test. Correspondingly, a  holder
    22  of  a  valid  driver  license  from  another state, country, province or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08246-02-3
        S. 4329--A                          2
 
     1  territory lawfully residing in the state of New York, who is not  exempt
     2  from  licensing requirements under the vehicle and traffic law, shall be
     3  able to exchange their license for a standard license in  the  state  of
     4  New  York  at the nominal conversion fee, without being required to pass
     5  the knowledge and road test.
     6    § 3. The state of New York, through the commissioner  of  motor  vehi-
     7  cles,  and  the respective ministry or department of the state, country,
     8  province or territory, shall agree on the following:
     9    1. Each party to  this  agreement  shall  provide  samples  of  driver
    10  licenses  (or  copies  thereof) issued at the time of this agreement and
    11  thereafter, as well as a definition of all classes of  driver  licenses,
    12  notations and restrictions;
    13    2.  This  agreement shall only apply to holders of unrestricted driver
    14  licenses aged 18 or older  and  shall  not  apply  to  applications  for
    15  enhanced  licenses  pursuant  to section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform
    16  and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 108-458,  real  IDs  or
    17  driver  licenses  for  the  operation  of  a commercial motor vehicle or
    18  motorcycle.
    19    3. For the decision on the issuance of  a  driver  license,  the  same
    20  standards, rules and regulations as for any resident of the state of New
    21  York  and/or  the respective state, country, province or territory shall
    22  apply.
    23    4. Each party shall agree to verify whether the  driver  still  has  a
    24  valid  driver  license  of  the  state in which he or she was originally
    25  licensed, provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall  ensure
    26  that  driver information for no other driver licensed in the state other
    27  than the driver applying for  the  reciprocal  license  is  shared  when
    28  conducting such verification and designing such verification system, and
    29  shall  ensure that any information necessary to be shared, if any, shall
    30  substantially comply with federal and state law for purposes of a recip-
    31  rocal license application. For purposes of this section, "driver  infor-
    32  mation"  shall  include,  but  not  be limited to, any portion or record
    33  retained by the commissioner of motor vehicles in relation to a non-com-
    34  mercial driver license or renewal application that  contains  the  photo
    35  image  or  identifies  the  social  security  number, address, telephone
    36  number, place of birth, age, country of  origin,  place  of  employment,
    37  school  or educational institution attended, source of income, status as
    38  a recipient of public benefits, customer identification  number  associ-
    39  ated  with  a public utilities account, and medical information or disa-
    40  bility information.
    41    § 4. The agreement shall be signed by both the commissioner  of  motor
    42  vehicles  of  the state of New York and an official with legal authority
    43  to enter into such agreement on behalf of the respective state, country,
    44  province or territory and may be cancelled  or  revoked  in  writing  by
    45  either  party  at  any time and for any reason with three months' notice
    46  provided that notification shall be sent to the address provided by  the
    47  parties in the agreement.
    48    §  5. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall report to the governor,
    49  the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of  the  assembly
    50  on  agreements  entered  into pursuant to section one of this act within
    51  one year of the date this act shall have become a law and annually ther-
    52  eafter.
    53    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.