Int. No. 1568
By Council Member Koslowitz
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring notice of the taxi and limousine commission’s annual drug testing requirement
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-554 to read as follows:
§ 19-554 Notice of annual drug testing requirement. The commission shall send by mail to each driver that is required to undergo annual drug testing pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 80-14 of title 35 of the rules of the city of New York a notice reminding such driver of the drug testing requirement and the deadline by which such test must occur. For drivers in the first or second year of a three-year license, such notice shall be sent no later than 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the license. For drivers in the third year of a three-year license, such notice shall be sent no later than 90 days prior to the license expiration date.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law, except that the taxi and limousine commission shall take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.
NAB
LS #9696
2/14/19