A475-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to the required biennial examination of bus drivers

Bill A475-2011

Relates to the required biennial examination of bus drivers

Authorizes a registered physician assistant to conduct the required biennial examination of bus drivers.

Details

Same as: S4999-2011
Versions A475-2011
Sponsor:Gunther
Co-sponsor(s): Gottfried, Galef, Rivera P, Jaffee
Committee: TRANSPORTATION
Law Section: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Law: Amd §509-g, V & T L

Actions

Jul 20, 2011: signed chap.149
Jul 8, 2011: delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
Jun 16, 2011: 3RD READING CAL.818
Jun 16, 2011: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4999
May 16, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
May 16, 2011: delivered to senate
May 16, 2011: passed assembly
May 12, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.293
May 10, 2011: reported
Jan 5, 2011: referred to transportation

Votes

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 16, 2011

Ayes (62): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin

Text


STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________

475

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

(PREFILED)

January 5, 2011
___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the biennial
  examinations of bus drivers employed by a motor carrier

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 509-g of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. A biennial examination pursuant to regulations established  by  the
commissioner, by a physician [or], a CERTIFIED nurse practitioner to the
extent authorized by law and consistent with the written practice agree-
ment  pursuant to subdivision three of section six thousand nine hundred
two of the education law, OR A REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT who is not
the personal physician [or], nurse practitioner OR  PHYSICIAN  ASSISTANT
of  the driver. Included shall be a requirement to conduct a vision test
pursuant to regulations issued by the commissioner.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02005-01-1

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