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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to establish the senior driver safety  commission  and  providing
   for  its  powers  and  duties;  and  providing  for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Senior  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,
 one shall be from the department of transportation and one shall be from
 the  office  for the aging.   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 senior
 driver safety. In conducting its study, the commission shall:
   (a) evaluate the effectiveness of  current  laws  and  regulations  in
 regards to senior driver safety;
   (b)  make  regulatory  and  legislative  recommendations  necessary to
 increase the safety of all drivers, passengers and pedestrians;
   (c) survey and assess the leading causes of senior  driver  car  acci-
 dents;
   (d) identify and analyze preventative measures that may be implemented
 by the state to reduce the number of accidents involving senior drivers;
   (e) study and evaluate the availability and effectiveness of screening
 tests for identifying impaired drivers;

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

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   (f)  survey  and assess the problems of driving under the influence of
 prescription drugs often used by senior drivers;
   (g)  analyze  and provide measures that may mitigate the risks associ-
 ated with  the operation of motor vehicles by senior drivers,  including
 the use of non-traditional driving devices that may mitigate risks; and
   (h)  consider  any  other  issues  or  matters the commission may deem
 appropriate to fulfill the scope of its charge.
   4. 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.
   § 2. As used in this act "senior driver" is defined as any  individual
 aged  80  and older with a valid driver's license issued by the New York
 state department of motor vehicles.
   § 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.