The purpose of this award to the new york state department of motor vehicles is to support training skills test examiners, contracting to change to the modernized skills test, programming for school…

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles received a $7,345,948 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant (CFDA 20.232). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will support several key initiatives over the next 4 years through September 2027, including:

• Training for skills test examiners and contracting to implement a modernized skills testing process
• Programming updates to manage school bus driver restrictions
• Translation of knowledge tests and driver manuals into two additional languages while ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Creation of a new unit of 4 personnel to improve timeliness of conviction reporting
• Updates to court training materials

This grant builds on previous FMCSA funding received by the New York State DMV to enhance its commercial driver's license program, including efforts to improve data quality, driver records, and compliance with federal regulations.

The purpose of this award to the new york state department of motor vehicles is to support training skills test examiners, contracting to change to the modernized skills test, programming for school bus driver restrictions, translating knowledge tests and driver manuals for additional two languages while ensuring all programing is compliant with the americans with disabilities act , creating a new unit of four personnel to meet and exceed the 90 threshold for the 10 day compliance for conviction timeliness reporting, and improving court training material.