N.Y.
Executive Law Section 837-H
Livery vehicle safety training program
- standards
- eligibility
- reports
1.
The commissioner, in consultation with the division of state police and the local licensing authority as defined in § 621 (Definitions)section six hundred twenty-one of this chapter, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the efficient operation of a livery vehicle safety training program. Such rules and regulations issued, adopted or amended must at a minimum provide:(a)
the development of a training program curriculum which includes instruction on:(i)
methods to maximize personal safety, including information on available equipment and technologies;(ii)
effective passenger management and communications skills;(iii)
vehicular and pedestrian safety, including a review of the applicable provisions of the vehicle and traffic law; and(iv)
any other subject relevant to the public health and safety in the operation of livery vehicles;(b)
the procedure by which the provider agencies make application to receive funding to operate a program and the form of the application;(c)
the procedure by which provider agencies report to the commissioner regarding the provision of program services and the form of the report;(d)
the procedure for periodic monitoring and evaluation of the livery vehicle safety training program.2.
Each provider agency shall prepare a plan, to be approved by the commissioner, for the provision of program services to eligible drivers. Such plan shall include, at a minimum, the nature of the services to be rendered, how the services comply with the developed curriculum, the cost associated with rendering such services and a description of how the services will enhance livery vehicle safety. For the purposes of this section the term “provider agency” shall mean a county, municipal, local unit of government or a college or a university or a law enforcement agency or a not-for-profit entity.3.
Each provider agency shall furnish the commissioner a written report in a format and at a time to be determined by the commissioner, subject to standards promulgated pursuant to this section which shall, at a minimum contain:(a)
a description of how the assistance provided, in accordance with the program established herein, enhanced livery vehicle services; and(b)
the nature and costs of program services provided.4.
For the purposes of this section the term “livery vehicle” shall have the same meaning as the term “livery”, as defined in § 621 (Definitions)section six hundred twenty-one of this chapter.5.
Nothing contained in this section shall impose liability upon the division or the state for death, injury or loss incurred by a driver by reason of that driver having participated in the livery vehicle safety training program.
Source:
Section 837-H — Livery vehicle safety training program; standards; eligibility; reports, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EXC/837-H (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 4, 2024).
