Assembly Bill A5186

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the DMV to approve certain out-of-state accident prevention courses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5186 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4364
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§399-b & 399-g, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A874, S3594
2015-2016: A3402, S3359
2017-2018: A5446
2019-2020: A3968
2021-2022: A8928
2023-2024: A1671

2011-A5186 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A5186 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5186

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1.  Section 399-b of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  "OUT-OF-STATE  COURSE" OR "NATIONAL COURSE" SHALL MEAN AN ACCIDENT
PREVENTION COURSE APPROVED OR ACKNOWLEDGED BY ANY STATE OTHER  THAN  NEW
YORK STATE.
  S 2. Section 399-g of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter
290 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  S 399-g. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and
regulations  as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this arti-
cle, INCLUDING  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO  APPROVE  CERTAIN
OUT-OF-STATE  OR  NATIONAL  COURSES.    In  addition to any requirements
expressly authorized by this article, such regulations may  include  but
not  be  limited to requirements and standards with respect to: delivery
agencies and instructors; classroom facilities; suspension or revocation
of approval; appeal of suspension or revocation;  course  administration
and advertising; monitoring of courses and instructors; and reevaluation
of  course effectiveness pursuant to section three hundred ninety-nine-f
of this article.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
section  one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it
shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08362-01-1

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