Prohibits the department of motor vehicles from cancelling, suspending or rescinding a driver's license issued to a person enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program if and when the program is ended.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
7559--A
IN SENATE
January 24, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sens. ALCANTARA, PERALTA -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a driver's
license issued to a person in the federal deferred action for child-
hood arrivals program
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 502-b to read as follows:
3 § 502-b. Childhood arrivals program licensing. 1. Prevention of
4 license suspension. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
5 department shall not cancel, suspend or rescind the driver's license,
6 learner's permit, or non-driver identification card issued to a person
7 enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program
8 if and/or when such program is ended by the federal government.
9 2. Application for license. Notwithstanding any other provision of
10 law, the department shall allow a person who was formerly enrolled in
11 the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program and continues
12 to meet the requirements of the program as they existed at the time of
13 enrollment to apply for or renew such person's driver's license,
14 learner's permit, or non-driver identification card if such person meets
15 all requirements other than such requirements related to immigration
16 status.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13482-05-8
