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                                  1608

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
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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

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
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

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