Senate Bill S5831

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the safe not suspended driver retraining pilot program and the safe not suspended driver retraining pilot program fund

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  • 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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2015-S5831 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8151
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12-D §§399-p - 399-t, V & T L; add §99-x, St Fin L

2015-S5831 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the safe not suspended driver retraining pilot program and the safe not suspended driver retraining pilot program fund.

2015-S5831 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5831 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5831

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
  the safe not suspended driver retraining pilot program; to  amend  the
  state  finance law, in relation to establishing the safe not suspended
  driver retraining pilot program fund; 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. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
article 12-D to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 12-D
           SAFE NOT SUSPENDED DRIVER RETRAINING PILOT PROGRAM
SECTION 399-P. SAFE NOT SUSPENDED DRIVER RETRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.
        399-Q. DEFINITIONS.
        399-R. PILOT PROGRAM SCOPE AND DURATION.
        399-S. REGULATIONS.
        399-T. REPORT.
  S  399-P.  SAFE  NOT  SUSPENDED  DRIVER  RETRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PILOT PROGRAM
TO REQUIRE DRIVERS THAT ARE AT RISK OF DRIVER'S  LICENSE  SUSPENSION  OR
DRIVERS  WHO ARE SEEKING REINSTATEMENT FOLLOWING A SUSPENSION COMPLETE A
CLASSROOM BASED ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL  BASED  DRIVER  RETRAINING  PROGRAM,
TITLED THE "SAFE NOT SUSPENDED DRIVER RETRAINING PILOT PROGRAM".
  S 399-Q. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1.  THE  TERM  "AT RISK OF DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION" MEANS A DRIVER
WHO HAS ACCUMULATED SEVEN OR MORE POINTS WITHIN AN EIGHTEEN MONTH  PERI-
OD.
  2.  THE  TERM  "SEEKING DRIVER'S LICENSE REINSTATEMENT" MEANS A DRIVER
WHO HAS HAD HIS OR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENDED, HAS PAID THE REQUIRED
FINE, AND SEEKS TO REINSTATE HIS OR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11532-02-5
              

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