New York S 10325: Establishes the New York state commercial driver's license training program

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S10325 Summary:

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Enacts the "New York state commercial driver's license training act" to enable municipalities to defray the cost of commercial driver's license training for municipal employees; directs the commissioner of transportation to establish such program and award grants to municipalities on a competitive basis for the purpose of funding such training.

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BILL NOS10325 

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05/14/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10325

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to establishing the New
 York state commercial driver's license training program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York state commercial driver's license training act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that a
 4 persistent shortage of qualified commercial drivers constrains economic
 5 activity and essential services. The cost of commercial driver's license
 6 training presents a meaningful barrier to entry for many residents,
 7 particularly in rural communities and smaller municipalities where
 8 training providers are less accessible and local government budgets are
 9 most constrained. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to
 10 establish a program that enables municipalities to defray the cost of
 11 commercial driver's license training for municipal employees.
 12 § 3. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 10-h to read
 13 as follows:
 14 § 10-h. Commercial driver's license training program. 1. For purposes
 15 of this article:
 16 (a) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a commercial driver's
 17 license issued pursuant to article nineteen of the vehicle and traffic
 18 law, including any class or endorsement thereunder.
 19 (b) "Eligible training provider" means any entity authorized to
 20 provide CDL training in the state of New York, including providers
 21 registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's train-
 22 ing provider registry, community colleges of the state university of New
 23 York and the city university of New York, boards of cooperative educa-
 24 tional services, and vocational training programs approved by the
 25 commissioner.
 26 (c) "Municipality" means a city, town, village, or county of the state
 27 of New York.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15798-01-6

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 1 (d) "Program" means the New York state commercial driver's license
 2 training program established by this article.
 3 2. There is hereby established within the department the New York
 4 state commercial driver's license training program. The commissioner
 5 shall administer the program and shall award grants to municipalities on
 6 a competitive basis for the purpose of funding commercial driver's
 7 license training for municipal employees in accordance with this arti-
 8 cle.
 9 3. A municipality receiving a grant under this article may use such
 10 funds to pay, in whole or in part, for the following:
 11 (a) Tuition, fees, and required educational materials for CDL training
 12 provided by an eligible training provider to employees of the munici-
 13 pality or to prospective employees who have received a conditional offer
 14 of municipal employment; and
 15 (b) Examination fees, permit fees, and medical examination fees
 16 required to obtain a commercial driver's license.
 17 4. (a) Funds shall be allocated among municipality types in proportion
 18 to each type's share of total local road centerline miles, as reported
 19 by the department in its most recent highway data report.
 20 (b) In awarding grants,