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Senate Bill S3359

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the department of motor vehicles to approve certain out-of-state accident prevention courses

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2015-S3359 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3402
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§399-b & 399-g, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4364, A5186
2013-2014: S3594, A874
2017-2018: A5446
2019-2020: A3968
2021-2022: A8928
2023-2024: A1671
2025-2026: A1743

2015-S3359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the DMV to promulgate rules and regulations to approve certain out-of-state and national accident prevention courses.

2015-S3359 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3359

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  recognizing
  out-of-state or national defensive driver classes

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

  Section 1.  Section 399-b of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. "OUT-OF-STATE COURSE" OR "NATIONAL COURSE" SHALL MEAN  AN  ACCIDENT
PREVENTION  COURSE  APPROVED OR ACKNOWLEDGED BY ANY STATE OTHER THAN NEW
YORK STATE.
  S 2. Section 399-g of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter
290 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  S 399-g. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this  arti-
cle,  INCLUDING  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO  APPROVE CERTAIN
OUT-OF-STATE OR NATIONAL COURSES.    In  addition  to  any  requirements
expressly  authorized  by this article, such regulations may include but
not be limited to requirements and standards with respect  to:  delivery
agencies and instructors; classroom facilities; suspension or revocation
of  approval;  appeal of suspension or revocation; course administration
and advertising; monitoring of courses and instructors; and reevaluation
of course effectiveness pursuant to section three hundred  ninety-nine-f
of this article.
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
section one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it
shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01130-01-5

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