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Senate Bill S8297

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program relating to classroom-based motor vehicle accident prevention courses

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2009-S8297 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง224-b, V & T L

2009-S8297 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program relating to classroom-based motor vehicle accident prevention courses; repealer.

2009-S8297 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8297

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 21, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
  a pilot program relating to  classroom-based  motor  vehicle  accident
  prevention  courses;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions
  upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 224-b to read as follows:
  S 224-B. PILOT PROGRAM TO AUTHORIZE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  TO
APPROVE  CLASSROOM-BASED  MOTOR  VEHICLE ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW,  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN
CONSULTATION WITH WORLDWIDE SAFE DRIVING TECHNIQUES, INC., SHALL DEVELOP
AND  IMPLEMENT  A PILOT PROGRAM TO APPROVE CLASSROOM-BASED MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES, WHICH PROGRAM BENEFITS MOTORISTS WITH POINT
AND INSURANCE REDUCTION BENEFITS WHILE A STUDY OF THE  PROGRAM'S  EFFEC-
TIVENESS IS CONDUCTED.
  2.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT AND CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall expire five years after such effec-
tive date when upon such   date the provisions  of  this  act  shall  be
deemed  repealed;  provided,  however,  that  effective immediately, the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 date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17251-01-0

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