Section 399-F. Proof of effectiveness

Proof  of effectiveness shall be
  verifiable  research  documentation  submitted  by  the  applicant   for
  sponsorship  showing evidence of effectiveness comparable to that of the
  national safety council's defensive driving course as determined by  the
  commissioner  in terms of reduced convictions or accidents or both. This
  research documentation shall employ  accepted  research  principles  and
  include  treatment and non-treatment control groups comprised of samples
  of the representative driver base.  In  order  to  establish  verifiable
  effectiveness,  each  sample  group  should be comprised of a minimum of
  three  thousand  drivers  selected  randomly.  The  documentation  shall
  include conviction or accident data for each motorist for a period of at
  least  eighteen  months prior to the course completion date and at least
  eighteen months subsequent to such date, and equivalent time periods for
  non-treatment control groups. The documentation  shall  also  include  a
  description  of  the  sampling  and  analytic  procedures  used, and the
  motorist identification number and course completion date for all course
  attendees. The applicant for sponsorship shall provide, at  the  request
  of  the  commissioner and at the applicant's expense, all driving record
  data and analysis used in the  development  of  the  submitted  research
  documentation.  Submission of any fraudulent or intentionally misleading
  data will disqualify that organization and  all  owners  and  principals
  from  participating  or approval in the accident prevention course for a
  period of ten years from  submission  date.  The  commissioner  may,  by
  regulation, provide for a smaller sample group for specialized courses.