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                                         4723

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   February 5, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE, ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, ABBATE, PEOPLES,
         COLTON, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN,  CYMBROWITZ,
         DIAZ,  McENENY,  PHEFFER,  J. RIVERA,  P. RIVERA, TITUS, TOWNS -- read
         once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

       AN ACT to amend the insurance  law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  a
         reduction  in  motor  vehicle  liability and collision insurance rates
         after completion of a certain certified course

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

    1    Section  1.  Section  2336 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
    2  new subsection (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I) ANY SCHEDULE OF RATES OR RATING PLAN FOR MOTOR  VEHICLE  LIABILITY
    4  AND  COLLISION  INSURANCE  SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PROVIDE
    5  FOR AN APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN PREMIUM CHARGES FOR ANY  INSURED  FOR  A
    6  THREE  YEAR  PERIOD  AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A CERTIFIED EMERGENCY
    7  VEHICLE OPERATOR COURSE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH,  THE
    8  DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR ANY STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF
    9  ENTITIES OPERATING EMERGENCY VEHICLES PROVIDED THAT SUCH COURSE PROVIDES
   10  FOR ACTUAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR A MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS AS DETER-
   11  MINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.  SUCH  REDUCTION  IN  PREMIUM
   12  CHARGES  SHALL BE SUBSEQUENTLY MODIFIED TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATE, BASED
   13  UPON ANALYSIS OF LOSS EXPERIENCE STATISTICS AND OTHER RELEVANT  FACTORS.
   14  ALL  SUCH  ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES SHALL BE MONITORED BY THE DEPART-
   15  MENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. SUCH REDUCTION IN PREMIUM CHARGES SHALL  NOT  BE
   16  PROVIDED  CONCURRENTLY  WITH  ANY PREMIUM REDUCTIONS APPLIED PURSUANT TO
   17  SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   19  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


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