Senate Bill S2172

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 2172--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2009
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Introduced  by Sens. DIAZ, C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend chapter 751 of the laws of 2005, amending the  insurance
  law and the vehicle and traffic law relating to establishing the acci-
  dent  prevention course internet technology pilot program, in relation
  to repealing such program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  commissioner of motor vehicles shall not approve any
defensive driving program or defensive driving  course  instructed  only
over  the  internet or other such technological means, and shall require
that a certified instructor be physically present for the instruction of
such programs. All fees received, but not yet expended, by  the  depart-
ment of motor vehicles pursuant to the provisions of article 12-C of the
vehicle  and  traffic law and all other moneys appropriated, credited or
transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant  to  law  for
purposes of administering or implementing the provisions of such article
12-C  shall  be  returned to the possession of the state comptroller and
the commissioner of taxation and finance within sixty days from the date
on which this act shall take effect.
  S 2. Section 5 of chapter 751 of the laws of 2005, amending the insur-
ance law and the vehicle and traffic law relating  to  establishing  the
accident prevention course internet technology pilot program, is amended
to read as follows:
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed [five
years  after  the date that the accident prevention course internet, and
other technology pilot program is established  and  implemented  by  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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commissioner  of  motor vehicles pursuant to article 12-C of the vehicle
and traffic law, as added by section three of this act] ON THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS  OF  2010  THAT  AMENDED  THIS  SECTION;
provided  that  any  rules  and  regulations  necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
to be completed on or before such date; and provided, further, that  the
commissioner  of motor vehicles shall notify the legislative bill draft-
ing commission of the date he or  she  establishes  and  implements  the
accident prevention course internet technology pilot program pursuant to
article  12-C  of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section three
of this act, in order that such commission may maintain an accurate  and
timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
of  New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of
the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
  S 3. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall  make  any  rule,  regu-
lation  and/or repeal necessary for the implementation of this act on or
before its effective date.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.