Assembly Bill A7548B

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to providing veterans with information concerning accident prevention courses

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2010	reported referred to ways and means
May 19, 2010	print number 7548b
May 19, 2010	amend (t) and recommit to veterans' affairs
Apr 21, 2010	print number 7548a
Apr 21, 2010	amend (t) and recommit to veterans' affairs
Jan 06, 2010	referred to veterans' affairs
Apr 14, 2009	referred to veterans' affairs

Bill Amendments

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2009-A7548 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Military Law
Laws Affected:: Add §301-c, Mil L; amd §353, Exec L; amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A1608

2009-A7548 - Summary

Relates to providing veterans with information concerning accident prevention courses.

2009-A7548 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7548

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, TOWNS, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CLARK, DIAZ, FARRELL, MAYERSOHN, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to allowing certain veter-
  ans to attend an accident prevention course free of charge

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

  Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new  section  244-b
to read as follows:
  S  244-B.  FREE  ACCIDENT  PREVENTION COURSE; CERTAIN WAR VETERANS.  A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO PERFORMED MILITARY  SERVICE
DURING  A PERIOD OF WAR SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR THE TWO YEARS IMMEDIATELY
AFTER HIS OR HER RETURN TO THIS STATE FROM  SUCH  MILITARY  SERVICE,  TO
ATTEND AN ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSE THAT IS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION-
ER  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWELVE-B OF THE VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC LAW AND TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE. SUCH PERSON SHALL  SUBMIT
A PROPER INVOICE TO THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS TO INITI-
ATE REIMBURSEMENT IN FULL FOR THE AMOUNT HE OR SHE PAID FOR SUCH COURSE.
THE  DIVISION  OF  MILITARY  AND  NAVAL AFFAIRS, AFTER ESTABLISHING SUCH
PERSON IS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT, SHALL SUBMIT AN APPROVABLE  VOUCHER
TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER FOR SUCH REIMBURSEMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10944-01-9

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2009-A7548A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Military Law
Laws Affected:: Add §301-c, Mil L; amd §353, Exec L; amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A1608

2009-A7548A - Summary

Relates to providing veterans with information concerning accident prevention courses.

2009-A7548A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A7548A

TITLE  OF BILL:  An act to amend the military law, in relation to allow-
ing certain veterans to  attend  an  accident  prevention  course  at  a
reduced fee

Purpose  Or  General  Idea Of Bill:  The purpose of this bill is allow a
person who served in the active military or naval service of the  United
States,  who has been ordered to active military duty, other than train-
ing, in a combat theater or combat zone of operations and  has  returned
to  his  or her legal residence in New York State, be entitled to attend
an accident prevention course approved  by  the  commissioner  of  motor
vehicle at a reduced fee.

Summary Of Specific Provisions:  A new Section 255 is added to the Mili-
tary  Law  to provide that a person who served in the active military or
naval service of the United States, who had been order to  active  mili-
tary  duty,  other  than training, in a combat theater or combat zone of
operations to be  entitled  to  attend  an  accident  prevention  course
approved  by  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicle at a reduced fee. To
receive the reduced fee, the person  must  attend  an  approved  course,
within  three  years  after  the  date  of  his or her release from such
service otherwise than by dishonorable discharge or within one  year  of
returning  fro  active  military  duty  as a member of the New York army
national guard, New York air national guard, the New York naval  militia
or  the New York guard. The division of military and naval affairs shall

make available information on accident prevention  courses  approved  by
the  commissioner of motor vehicles and course providers in this program
to members of the organized militia. The division of  veterans'  affairs
shall make available information on accident prevention courses approved
by  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles  and course providers in this
program to those persons who have served  in  the  United  States  armed
forces.

Justification:    It is quite clear that, at least in this life, we will
never be able to adequately reward our Veterans for their years of abso-
lutely purposeful sacrifice and forthrightly honorable service, not only
to our country and state, but to every individual constituent part ther-
ein. it is entirely reasonable to extend this small modicum of  courtesy
to those who served in a combat theater or combat zone of operation.

Prior Legislative History:

2009:  A.7548:  Ortiz  Referred  to  Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-08
A.6934 Ortiz Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee 2006: A.10934 Ortiz
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee

Fiscal Implications For State And Local Governments:  There would not be
any cost for the state and local governments. The fees are  set  by  the
course providers.

Effective  Date:   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become a law;  provided  that  any  rules  or  regulations
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date shall
be promulgated on or before such date.

2009-A7548A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7548--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, TOWNS, SCHROEDER, CASTELLI -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. CLARK, FARRELL, MAYERSOHN,  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs --
  recommitted to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to allowing certain veter-
  ans to attend an accident prevention course at a reduced fee

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

  Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 255  to
read as follows:
  S  255.    REDUCED  FEE  ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSE; CERTAIN RETURNING
SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN. 1.  A PERSON WHO SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY  OR
NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAD BEEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE MILI-
TARY  DUTY,  OTHER  THAN TRAINING, IN A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF
OPERATIONS AND HAS RETURNED TO HIS OR HER LEGAL RESIDENCE  IN  NEW  YORK
STATE,  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  ATTEND  AN  ACCIDENT  PREVENTION COURSE
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
TWELVE-B  OF  THE  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AT A REDUCED FEE. TO RECEIVE
THE REDUCED FEE, SUCH PERSON MUST  ATTEND  AN  APPROVED  COURSE,  WITHIN
THREE  YEARS  AFTER  THE  DATE  OF  HIS OR HER RELEASE FROM SUCH SERVICE
OTHERWISE THAN BY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OR WITHIN ONE YEAR OF RETURNING
FROM ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY AS A MEMBER OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ARMY  NATIONAL
GUARD,  THE  NEW  YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA OR
THE NEW YORK GUARD.
  2. THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL  AFFAIRS  SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE
INFORMATION  ON ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND COURSE PROVIDERS IN THIS PROGRAM TO MEMBERS OF THE
ORGANIZED MILITIA.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10944-02-0

A. 7548--A                          2

  3. THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE  INFORMATION
ON  ACCIDENT  PREVENTION  COURSES  APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR
VEHICLES AND COURSE PROVIDERS IN THIS PROGRAM TO THOSE PERSONS WHO  HAVE
SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that any rules or regulations necessary  for
the implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgat-
ed on or before such date.

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2009-A7548B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Military Law
Laws Affected:: Add §301-c, Mil L; amd §353, Exec L; amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A1608

2009-A7548B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing veterans with information concerning accident prevention courses.

2009-A7548B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A7548B

TITLE  OF BILL:  An act to amend the military law, the executive law and
the economic development law, in relation to  providing  information  to
veterans  concerning accident prevention courses approved by the commis-
sioner of motor vehicles

Purpose Or General Idea Of Bill:  The purpose of this bill is to require
the division of military and naval affairs and the division of  veterans
affairs  to  provide information on accident prevention courses approved
by the commissioner of motor vehicles to those servicemen and women  who
have returned from a combat theater or combat zone of operations.

Summary Of Specific Provisions:  Section 1 of the bill states the legis-
lative intent regarding these provisions.

Section  2  amends  the  military  law  by adding a new section 301-c to
require the division of military and naval affairs to provide  returning
servicemen  and  women who have returned from a combat theater or combat
zone of operations with information about  accident  prevention  courses
approved  by  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles pursuant to article
twelve-B of the vehicle and traffic law. The information may be provided
in written form to be available at Yellow Ribbob Reintegration  programs
or  any  other  reintegration programs offered by the division. The bill
also requires the division to provide a link to the department of  motor
vehicles   website  pages  containing  information  about  the  accident

prevention courses.

Section 3 amends Section 353 of the executive law by adding a new subdi-
vision 20 to require the division of veterans' affairs to make available
information on accident prevention courses approved by the  commissioner
of  motor  vehicles online on the division's website. The division shall
also provide a link to the department of motor vehicles website contain-
ing information on the accident prevention courses.

Section 4 amends Section 100D of the economic development law by  adding
a  new  subdivision  18-h  to  include  companies  who  provide accident
prevention courses approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles  at  a
reduced rate to the servicemen and women who have returned from a combat
theater  or  combat  zone  of  operations into the "NY-USA Proud program
developed under Patriot Plan 1.

Justification:  It is quite clear that, at least in this life,  we  will
never be able to adequately reward our Veterans for their years of abso-
lutely purposeful sacrifice and forthrightly honorable service, not only
to our country and state, but to every individual constituent part ther-
ein.  It is entirely reasonable to extend this small modicum of courtesy
to those who served in a combat theater or combat zone of operation.  It
is  important  that  information  on accident prevention courses be made
available to the returning veterans so that they  drive  safe  and  stay
safe as they return home.

Prior Legislative History:

2009: A.7548: Ortiz Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
2007-08: A.6934 Ortiz Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
2006: A.10934 Ortiz Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee

Fiscal  implications  For  State And Local Governments:   Minimal to the
division of military and naval affairs.

Effective Date:  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth  day  after
it  shall  have  become  a  law; provided that the commissioner of motor
vehicles, division of military and naval affairs and the commissioner of
economic development are authorized and directed to immediately  promul-
gate  any  rules  and  regulations necessary to carry out this act on or
before the effective date.

2009-A7548B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7548--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, TOWNS, SCHROEDER, CASTELLI -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. CLARK, FARRELL, MAYERSOHN,  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs --
  recommitted to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the military law, the executive law and the economic
  development law, in relation  to  providing  information  to  veterans
  concerning accident prevention courses approved by the commissioner of
  motor vehicles

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and  intent.  The  legislature  hereby
finds  that  according to the federal department of veterans affairs and
the federal department of transportation, research  shows  the  risk  of
death  from  a motor vehicle traffic accident was much higher during the
first five years after deployment to a combat theater or combat zone  of
operations.  Studies  have  also shown that for the Iraq and Afghanistan
veterans the risk is seventy-five percent greater than the United States
general population.
  The legislature further finds that returning servicemen and women must
attend various seminars as they readjust to civilian life.
  S 2. The military law is amended by adding a new section 301-c to read
as follows:
  S 301-C. ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSE INFORMATION. THE DIVISION OF MILI-
TARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS SHALL PROVIDE RETURNING SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN  WHO
HAVE  RETURNED  FROM  A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWELVE-B OF THE VEHICLE AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10944-03-0

A. 7548--B                          2

TRAFFIC  LAW.  THIS  INFORMATION  MAY  BE PROVIDED IN WRITTEN FORM TO BE
AVAILABLE AT YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS OR ANY  OTHER  REINTE-
GRATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE DIVISION OR MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE
ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE. THE DIVISION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE A LINK TO THE
DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES WEBSITE PAGES CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT
THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES.
  S 3. Section 353 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20.  TO  MAKE  AVAILABLE  INFORMATION  ON  ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ONLINE ON THE  DIVISION'S
WEBSITE.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL PROVIDE A LINK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
VEHICLES WEBSITE PAGES CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION
COURSES.
  S 4. Section 100 of the economic development law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 18-h to read as follows:
  18-H.  TO  INCLUDE  IN  THE "NY-USA PROUD" PROGRAM THOSE COMPANIES WHO
PROVIDE ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
MOTOR  VEHICLES  AT  A REDUCED RATE TO THE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE
RETURNED FROM A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law,  provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles,
division of military and naval affairs and the commissioner of  economic
development  are  authorized  and directed to immediately promulgate any
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this  act
on or before its effective date.

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Mark J.F. Schroeder

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Herman D. Farrell

Nettie Mayersohn

Robert Sweeney

2009-A7548 - Details

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2009-A7548 - Bill Text download pdf

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Darryl Towns

Mark J.F. Schroeder

Robert Castelli

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Barbara Clark

Herman D. Farrell

Nettie Mayersohn

Robert Sweeney

2009-A7548A - Details

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2009-A7548A - Bill Text download pdf

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Darryl Towns

Mark J.F. Schroeder

Robert Castelli

multi-Sponsors

Barbara Clark

Herman D. Farrell

Nettie Mayersohn

Robert Sweeney

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