What's happening
This bill requires New York’s pre-licensing driver course to include information on organ and tissue donation and registration.
Why it matters
Increases public awareness about organ and tissue donation at a key life moment. , potentially improving informed decision-making among new drivers who may be encountering these choices for the first time when applying for a license.
Encourages higher registration rates for organ donors. by making information and registration guidance a standard part of driver education, addressing the persistent need for more organ and tissue donors in New York.
Integrates life-saving health education into standard safety curriculum. , positioning organ donation alongside other critical safety topics (like DUI and road rage), and signaling its importance in civic responsibility and community well-being.
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Teach Organ Donation in Driving
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Add Organ Donation to Drivers Ed
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6227
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GALEF, McDONOUGH, TAYLOR, BYRNE, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring the pre-licensing course to include information on organ and tissue donation and how to register as an organ donor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Upon submission of an application for a driver's license, the applicant shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit evidence of passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic, the laws relating to driving while ability is impaired and while intoxicated, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", "Work Zone Safety" awareness and "Motorcycle Safety" awareness as defined by the commissioner, the law relating to exercising due care to avoid colliding with a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a of this chapter, the ability to read and comprehend traffic signs and symbols and such other matters as the commissioner may prescribe, and to satisfactorily complete a course prescribed by the commissioner of not less than four hours and not more than five hours, consisting of classroom driver training and highway safety instruction or the equivalent thereof, and shall also include information on organ and tissue donation and how to register as an organ donor. Such test shall include at least seven written questions concerning the effects of consumption of alcohol or drugs on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle and the legal and financial consequences resulting from violations of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such test
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shall include one or more written questions concerning the devastating effects of "Road Rage" on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle and the legal and financial consequences resulting from assaulting, threatening or interfering with the lawful conduct of another person legally using the roadway. Such test shall include one or more questions concerning the potential dangers to persons and equipment resulting from the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle in a work zone. Such test may include one or more questions concerning motorcycle safety. Such test may include one or more questions concerning the law for exercising due care to avoid colliding with a parked, stopped or standing vehicle pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a of this chapter. Such test shall be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner shall cause the applicant to take a vision test and a test for color blindness. Upon passage of the vision test, the application may be accepted and the application fee shall be payable.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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