New York A 9568: Relates to approved courses of study or equivalent on-the-job experience for counselors

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A09568 Summary:

BILL NOA09568 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09054-A

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SPONSORBerger

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 34-E §§1290 & 1291, V & T L

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Requires electric scooter service platforms to maintain liability insurance and provide proof of insurance.

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BILL NOA09568 

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01/14/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9568

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 electric scooter service platforms to maintain insurance coverage

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 34-E to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 34-E
 4 ELECTRIC SCOOTER SERVICE PLATFORM INSURANCE
 5 Section 1290. Definitions.
 6 1291. Liability insurance.
 7 § 1290. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 8 terms shall have the following meanings:
 9 1. "Digital network" means any electronic system or service offered or
 10 utilized by an electric scooter service platform that through the use of
 11 an app accessed through a phone, tablet, computer, or a digital token,
 12 digital key, or substantially similar technology, enables the unlocking,
 13 access, operation, docking, charging, and payment for use of a scooter.
 14 2. "Electric scooter service platform" means a person, corporation,
 15 partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity operating in New York
 16 state that owns, leases, or controls more than two electric scooters and
 17 provides them for use by the public, where access to and operation of
 18 such scooters is through using a digital network.
 19 3. "Trip" means the lawful operation of an electric scooter owned or
 20 controlled by an electric scooter service platform, subsequent to
 21 accessing such electric scooter through a digital network.
 22 § 1291. Liability insurance. 1. No electric scooter, as defined in
 23 section one hundred fourteen-e of this chapter shall be offered for use
 24 through an electric scooter service platform unless it is covered by a
 25 policy of insurance, in such language and form as shall be determined
 26 and established by the superintendent of financial services. An electric
 27 scooter service platform, through a group policy, shall maintain insur-
 28 ance that provides financial responsibility coverage upon the operator

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14018-03-5

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 1 accessing a scooter through a digital network and throughout the dura-
 2 tion of the operator's trip.
 3 2. Such policy shall offer coverage of no less than twenty-five thou-
 4 sand dollars per occurrence in the event of an accident involving an
 5 app-based electric scooter service platform vehicle. Such coverage shall
 6 be primary over any other coverage. It may be provided individually or
 7 on a group basis by an authorized insurance company or through a duly
 8 licensed excess line broker.
 9 3. Such policy shall provide for coverage against loss from the
 10 liability imposed by law for medical payments because of bodily injury
 11 to or death of any person; and injury to or destruction of property
 12 arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of an elec-
 13 tric scooter owned or controlled by an electric scooter service platform
 14 while the operator has accessed an electric scooter through a digital
 15 network and throughout the duration of the operator's trip. Such policy
 16 shall not provide personal injury protection pursuant to article fifty-
 17 one of the insurance law.
 18 4. Proof of insurance as required by this section shall be produced
 19 and displayed by an electric scooter service platform upon the request
 20 of any person having authority to enforce the provisions of this chap-
 21 ter. The failure to produce suc