NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A485
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the disqual-
ification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children
PURPOSE:
This bill prohibits individuals who are convicted of certain offenses
involving children from being school bus drivers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the vehicle and
traffic law to include convictions under the following sections of the
penal law among those which would result in permanent disqualification
from being a school bus driver.
Section two sets forth the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Current law includes a number of offenses which permanently disqualify
an individual from being a school bus driver; this legislation updates
the law by including offenses involving children that were developed
after this original law was enacted.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22: A.1544 - Referred to Transportation; S.1218 - Referred to
Transportation
2019-20: A.1256 - Referred to Transportation; S.1197 - Referred to
Transportation
2017-18: A.4204 - Referred to Transportation; S. 6393 - Reported to
Rules
2015-16: A.734 - Referred to Transportation
2013-14: A.5292 - Referred to Transportation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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485
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the disqual-
ification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving chil-
dren
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by chapter 400 of the laws of 2011, paragraph (a) as
3 amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018 and paragraph (c) as amended
4 by chapter 92 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
5 (4) (a) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)
6 of subdivision one and paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section
7 that result in permanent disqualification shall include a conviction
8 under [sections] section 120.02, 120.12, 125.12, 125.13, 125.14, 125.15,
9 125.20, 125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.20, 130.25, 130.30,
10 130.35, 130.45, 130.50, 130.52, 130.53, 130.55, 130.60, 130.65, 130.66,
11 130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80, 130.85, 130.90, 130.95, 130.96, 135.25,
12 150.20, 230.30, 230.32, 230.34, 230.34-a, 235.21, 235.22, 260.20,
13 260.21, 263.05, 263.10, 263.11, 263.15, 263.16 of the penal law or an
14 attempt to commit any of the aforesaid offenses under section 110.00 of
15 the penal law, or any offenses committed under a former section of the
16 penal law which would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of
17 the penal law, or any offenses committed outside this state which would
18 constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of the penal law.
19 (b) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of
20 subdivision one and paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section
21 that result in permanent disqualification shall include a conviction
22 under [sections] section 100.13, 105.15, 105.17, 115.08, 120.12, 120.70,
23 125.10, 125.11, 130.40, 130.53, [130.60,] 130.65-a, 135.20, 160.15,
24 220.18, 220.21, 220.39, 220.41, 220.43, 220.44, 230.25, 260.00, 265.04
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of the penal law or an attempt to commit any of the aforesaid offenses
2 under section 110.00 of the penal law, or any offenses committed under a
3 former section of the penal law which would constitute violations of the
4 aforesaid sections of the penal law, or any offenses committed outside
5 this state which would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections
6 of the penal law.
7 (c) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of
8 subdivision one and subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subdivision two
9 of this section that result in disqualification for a period of five
10 years shall include a conviction under [sections] section 100.10,
11 105.13, 115.05, 120.03, 120.04, 120.04-a, 120.05, 120.10, 120.25,
12 121.12, 121.13, [125.40, 125.45, 130.20, 130.25,] 130.52, 130.55,
13 135.10, 135.55, 140.17, 140.25, 140.30, 145.12, 150.10, 150.15, 160.05,
14 160.10, 220.06, 220.09, 220.16, 220.31, 220.34, 220.60, 220.65, subdivi-
15 sion two of section 222.50, subdivision two of section 222.55, 230.00,
16 230.05, 230.06, 230.11, 230.12, 230.13, 230.19, 230.20, 235.05, 235.06,
17 235.07, [235.21,] 240.06, 245.00, 260.10, [subdivision two of section
18 260.20 and sections] 260.25, 265.02, 265.03, 265.08, 265.09, 265.10,
19 265.12, 265.35 of the penal law or an attempt to commit any of the afor-
20 esaid offenses under section 110.00 of the penal law, or any similar
21 offenses committed under a former section of the penal law, or any
22 offenses committed under a former section of the penal law which would
23 constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of the penal law, or any
24 offenses committed outside this state which would constitute violations
25 of the aforesaid sections of the penal law.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
