STATE OF NEW YORK
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PERALTA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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:
1 Section 1. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall not approve any
2 defensive driving program or defensive driving course instructed only
3 over the internet or other such technological means, and shall require
4 that a certified instructor be physically present for the instruction of
5 such programs. All fees received, but not yet expended, by the depart-
6 ment of motor vehicles pursuant to the provisions of article 12-C of the
7 vehicle and traffic law and all other moneys appropriated, credited or
8 transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law for
9 purposes of administering or implementing the provisions of such article
10 12-C shall be returned to the possession of the state comptroller and
11 the commissioner of taxation and finance within sixty days from the date
12 on which this act shall take effect.
13 § 2. Section 5 of chapter 751 of the laws of 2005, amending the insur-
14 ance law and the vehicle and traffic law relating to establishing the
15 accident prevention course internet technology pilot program, is amended
16 to read as follows:
17 § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
18 it shall have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed [five
19 years after the date that the accident prevention course internet, and
20 other technology pilot program is established and implemented by the
21 commissioner of motor vehicles pursuant to article 12-C of the vehicle
22 and traffic law, as added by section three of this act] on the effective
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 date of the chapter of the laws of 2009 that amended this section;
2 provided that any rules and regulations necessary to implement the
3 provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
4 to be completed on or before such date; and provided, further, that the
5 commissioner of motor vehicles shall notify the legislative bill draft-
6 ing commission of the date he or she establishes and implements the
7 accident prevention course internet technology pilot program pursuant to
8 article 12-C of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section three
9 of this act, in order that such commission may maintain an accurate and
10 timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
11 of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of
12 the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
13 § 3. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall make any rule, regu-
14 lation and/or repeal necessary for the implementation of this act on or
15 before its effective date.
16 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
17 have become a law.
