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                                  8663

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 31, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

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it shall have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed [five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
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 TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN THAT AMENDED
THIS SECTION; provided that  any  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to
implement  the  provisions of this act on its effective date are author-
ized and directed to be completed on or before such date; and  provided,

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

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further, that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall notify the legis-
lative  bill  drafting  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.