Bill Text: NY A06929 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Creates the teen driver safety commission consisting of 12 members; requires the commission to study, examine and review the issue of teen driver safety; requires the commission to report its findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A06929 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06929-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6929
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 27, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation
        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:
     1    Section  1.  Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds and
     2  declares:  (a) that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death
     3  for teens; (b) the risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among  16  to
     4  19  year  olds  than  among any other age group; and (c) the presence of
     5  teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised  teen  drivers.
     6  The  legislature  therefore finds and declares that a teen driver safety
     7  commission shall be established pursuant to this act.
     8    § 2. Teen driver safety commission. 1. The commission shall consist of
     9  twelve members. Four of the members shall be appointed by the  governor,
    10  of  which  one  shall be from the department of motor vehicles. Three of
    11  the members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate.
    12  Three of the members shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly.
    13  One  member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. One
    14  member shall be appointed by the minority leader of  the  assembly.  All
    15  appointments  shall  be made within thirty days of the effective date of
    16  this act.
    17    2. The commission shall, within twenty days following the  appointment
    18  of all its members, elect a chairperson from among such members.
    19    3.  The  commission  shall study, examine and review the issue of teen
    20  driver safety.  In conducting its study, the commission shall:
    21    (a) study and evaluate the availability and  effectiveness  of  driver
    22  education  and training programs in the state, as well as a selection of
    23  driver education and training programs  offered  throughout  the  United
    24  States;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (b)  survey  and assess the problems of driving under the influence of
     2  drugs and alcohol and aggressive driving among teens;
     3    (c)  review the impact of distracting behaviors while driving, includ-
     4  ing, but not limited to, the use of hands-free electronic  communication
     5  devices and the manual use of non-standard audio devices;
     6    (d) determine the type of motor vehicle violations that are most often
     7  associated with accidents involving teen drivers;
     8    (e)  evaluate  the role and utilization of defensive driving and acci-
     9  dent prevention programs;
    10    (f) determine and analyze any non-standard safety devices that may  be
    11  available; and
    12    (g)  consider  any  other  issues  or  matters the commission may deem
    13  appropriate to fulfill the scope of its charge.
    14    4. Additionally, the commission shall  analyze  and  provide  measures
    15  that may mitigate the risks associated with the operation of motor vehi-
    16  cles  by  teen  drivers. Such measures shall include, but not be limited
    17  to:
    18    (a) requiring the parents  of  a  teen  driver  to  attend  all  court
    19  proceedings  and  hearings  associated  with  motor  vehicle  violations
    20  charged to such teen driver;
    21    (b) assessing fines or penalties to the parents of a teen driver  when
    22  they knowingly allow such driver to operate a motor vehicle in violation
    23  of a class restriction; and
    24    (c)  prohibiting  anyone,  other  than family members or a supervising
    25  driver, from riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a teen
    26  driver.
    27    5. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recommen-
    28  dations to the governor and legislature no later than one hundred eighty
    29  days after the effective date of this act.
    30    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect
    31  until the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have  become  a  law,
    32  when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
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