The state Senate Transportation Committee has voted in favor of legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr., of the 9th Legislative District that would allow parents or guardians to be present with a driving instructor during behind-the-wheel driver education for individuals with disabilities. Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre, meanwhile, will be introducing a companion bill in the Assembly.
“I would like to thank Committee Chair Sen/ Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. for posting this bill,” said Amato.
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