The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. They, too, are issued every year, generally in the winter, but by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the Federal Register. The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds created for administrative use, such as determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.
Seatbelts had to be installed into vehicles as of January 1, 1968 due to a federal law. As for using them, New York was the first state to pass a law which required vehicle o â¦ ccupants to wear seat belts, which went into effect on December 1, 1984.
On April 1, 1982 New York State's first child passenger restraint law went into effect. In 1985, New York State's mandatory seat belt law was enacted. The seat belt law includes mandatory use of a federally-approved child safety seat for children under four years of age. The focus of this page is on Child Safety Seats. For information about seat belts and air bags, please visit our Seat Belts & Air Bags Page.