BILL NUMBER: S4274
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
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
 
PURPOSE:
Creates the Teen Driver Safety Commission
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Legislative Declaration. Section 2. Teen Driver Safety
Commission. Section 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deemed repealed.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Due to the findings that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of
death for teens, and the risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among
16 to 19 year olds than among any other age group, it is necessary to
create a teen driver safety commission to study, evaluate and assess
these problems further. Among the issues the Teen Driver Safety Commis-
sion will study, examine, and review are; the availability and effec-
tiveness of driver education and training programs in the state, as well
as a selection of driver education and training programs offered
throughout the United States. They ill also survey and assess the prob-
lems of driving under the influence and aggressive driving among teens,
review the impact of distracting behaviors while driving, and determine
the type of motor vehicle violations that are most often associated with
accidents involving teen drivers. In addition, the commission will
analyze and provide measures that may mitigate the risks associated with
the operation of motor vehicles by teen drivers. The commission will
report all findings and conclusions to both the governor and the legis-
lature, so they are better informed to proactively address the crucial
issue of teen driving safety in the state of New York.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: S.5241 - Referred to Transportation
2021: S.5241 - Referred to Transportation
2020: S. 367 - Referred to Finance / A.6929 - Referred to Transportation
2019: S.367-Committed to Rules / A.6929 - Referred to Transportation
2018: S.2632 -PassedSenate/A.1009 - Referred toTransportation
2017: S.2632-PassedSenate/A.1009 - Referred toTransportation
2016: S.3725 -PassedSenate/A.9911 - Referred toTransportation
2015: S.3725-PassedSenate/A.9911 - Referred toTransportation
2014: S.4143PassedSenate/A.6201 - Referred toTransportation
2013: S.4143- Passed Senate/A.6201 - Referred to Transportation
2012: S.3546- Passed Senate/A.6730 - Referred to Transportation
2011: S.3546- Passed Senate/A.6730 - Referred to Transportation
2010: S.1818- Referred to Finance /A.3633 -Referred to Transportation
2009: S.1818- Referred to Finance /A.3633 -Referred to Transportation
2008: S.8019- Passed Senate / A.11334 - Referred to Transportation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately arid shall remain in effect until
the one hundred eightieth clay after it shall have become a law, when