Bill Text: NY A05186 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the DMV to promulgate rules and regulations to approve certain out-of-state and national accident prevention courses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to transportation [A05186 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05186-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5186
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 14, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to recognizing
         out-of-state or national defensive driver classes
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Section 399-b of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    3    7.  "OUT-OF-STATE  COURSE" OR "NATIONAL COURSE" SHALL MEAN AN ACCIDENT
    4  PREVENTION COURSE APPROVED OR ACKNOWLEDGED BY ANY STATE OTHER  THAN  NEW
    5  YORK STATE.
    6    S 2. Section 399-g of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter
    7  290 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    8    S 399-g. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and
    9  regulations  as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this arti-
   10  cle, INCLUDING  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO  APPROVE  CERTAIN
   11  OUT-OF-STATE  OR  NATIONAL  COURSES.    In  addition to any requirements
   12  expressly authorized by this article, such regulations may  include  but
   13  not  be  limited to requirements and standards with respect to: delivery
   14  agencies and instructors; classroom facilities; suspension or revocation
   15  of approval; appeal of suspension or revocation;  course  administration
   16  and advertising; monitoring of courses and instructors; and reevaluation
   17  of  course effectiveness pursuant to section three hundred ninety-nine-f
   18  of this article.
   19    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
   20  section  one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it
   21  shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08362-01-1