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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to establish the teen driver safety commission and providing  for
   its powers and duties; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby  finds  and
 declares:  (a) that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death
 for  teens;  (b) the risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16 to
 19 year olds than among any other age group; and  (c)  the  presence  of
 teen  passengers  increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers.
 The legislature therefore finds and declares that a teen  driver  safety
 commission shall be established pursuant to this act.
   § 2. Teen driver safety commission. 1. The commission shall consist of
 twelve  members. Four of the members shall be appointed by the governor,
 of which one shall be from the department of motor  vehicles.  Three  of
 the members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate.
 Three  of the members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
 One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.  One
 member  shall  be  appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. All
 appointments shall be made within thirty days of the effective  date  of
 this act.
   2.  The commission shall, within twenty days following the appointment
 of all its members, elect a chairperson from among such members.
   3. The commission shall study, examine and review the  issue  of  teen
 driver safety.  In conducting its study, the commission shall:
   (a)  study  and  evaluate the availability and effectiveness of driver
 education and training programs in the state, as well as a selection  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 driver  education  and  training  programs offered throughout the United
 States;
   (b)  survey  and assess the problems of driving under the influence of
 drugs and alcohol and aggressive driving among teens;
   (c) review the impact of distracting behaviors while driving,  includ-
 ing,  but not limited to, the use of hands-free electronic communication
 devices and the manual use of non-standard audio devices;
   (d) determine the type of motor vehicle violations that are most often
 associated with accidents involving teen drivers;
   (e) evaluate the role and utilization of defensive driving  and  acci-
 dent prevention programs;
   (f)  determine and analyze any non-standard safety devices that may be
 available; and
   (g) consider any other issues  or  matters  the  commission  may  deem
 appropriate to fulfill the scope of its charge.
   4.  Additionally,  the  commission  shall analyze and provide measures
 that may mitigate the risks associated with the operation of motor vehi-
 cles by teen drivers. Such measures shall include, but  not  be  limited
 to:
   (a)  requiring  the  parents  of  a  teen  driver  to attend all court
 proceedings  and  hearings  associated  with  motor  vehicle  violations
 charged to such teen driver;
   (b)  assessing fines or penalties to the parents of a teen driver when
 they knowingly allow such driver to operate a motor vehicle in violation
 of a class restriction; and
   (c) prohibiting anyone, other than family  members  or  a  supervising
 driver, from riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a teen
 driver.
   5. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recommen-
 dations to the governor and legislature no later than one hundred eighty
 days after the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect
 until  the  one  hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law,
 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.