Assembly Bill A1671

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A1671 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly 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: A5186
2013-2014: A874
2015-2016: A3402
2017-2018: A5446
2019-2020: A3968
2021-2022: A8928

2023-A1671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A1671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1671
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA
   -- read once and referred 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.
   § 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:
   § 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD01472-01-3

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