N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 224-a: Establishment of the highway construction and maintenance safety education program

§ 224-a. Establishment of the highway construction and maintenance

safety education program. 1. The commissioner of transportation, after

consultation with the commissioner of the department, shall promulgate

rules and regulations regarding the establishment and implementation of

a highway construction and maintenance safety education program. The

highway construction and maintenance safety education program shall be

established for the purpose of providing education, advocacy and

increased awareness of laws pertaining to protecting the safety of

highway construction and maintenance workers. The program shall provide

funding for activities such as public service announcements, public

education and awareness campaigns, distribution of literature, and any

other activities that are consistent with such purposes.

2. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of transportation to make

a biennial report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate

and the speaker of the assembly which shall be due on the first of April

every second year following implementation of the program and shall

include an assessment of the effectiveness of the program,

recommendations for expanding or improving the program and any problems

or other matters related to the administration of the program.