Assembly Bill A935A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city transit authority advisory council to investigate, report and make recommendations on instructing the public on how to react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks

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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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2021-A935 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3160
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4350
2017-2018: A8536, S1682
2019-2020: A3281, S3228

2021-A935 - Summary

Requires the New York city transit authority advisory council to investigate, report and make recommendations on instructing the public on how to react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks.

2021-A935 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    935
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CARROLL, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, GOTTFRIED,
   VANEL -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New  York  city  transit  authority  advisory  council to investigate,
   report and make recommendations on instructing the public  on  how  to
   react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1204-e of the public authorities law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  ON  OR  BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THE
 COUNCIL SHALL  INVESTIGATE,  REPORT  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE
 AUTHORITY  BOARD  RELATED  TO  SIGNAGE  TO INSTRUCT THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO
 REACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL FALLS  ONTO  AUTHORITY  FACILITY  TRACKS.  SUCH
 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CONSID-
 ERATION  OF  AN  EDUCATIONAL  CAMPAIGN  FOR  THE PUBLIC INCLUDING PUBLIC
 SERVICE  ANNOUNCEMENTS  WITHIN  AND  WITHOUT  SUBWAY  CARS  AND   SUBWAY
 STATIONS, THE COSTS OF SIGNAGE FOR ALL TRANSIT FACILITIES, AND ANY OTHER
 ISSUES  THE  COUNCIL  DEEMS RELEVANT, SUCH AS POTENTIAL LIABILITY ISSUES
 FOR THE AUTHORITY, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO REACT TO  OTHER
 EMERGENCIES  AND  ALTERNATIVE  METHODS  OF ALERTING THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO
 REACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL FALLS ON TRANSIT FACILITY TRACKS. SUCH INVESTI-
 GATION, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC  BY  POSTING  ON
 THE COUNCIL WEBSITE AND ANY OTHER METHOD THE COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05259-01-1

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2021-A935A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3160
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4350
2017-2018: A8536, S1682
2019-2020: A3281, S3228

2021-A935A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city transit authority advisory council to investigate, report and make recommendations on instructing the public on how to react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks.

2021-A935A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  935--A
                                                           Cal. No. 3
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CARROLL, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, GOTTFRIED,
   VANEL, SAYEGH, ZINERMAN, BARRON --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- advanced to
   a third reading, passed by  Assembly  and  delivered  to  the  Senate,
   recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New York city  transit  authority  advisory  council  to  investigate,
   report  and  make  recommendations on instructing the public on how to
   react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1204-e of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,  THE
 COUNCIL  SHALL  INVESTIGATE,  REPORT  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO THE
 AUTHORITY BOARD RELATED TO SIGNAGE TO INSTRUCT  THE  PUBLIC  ON  HOW  TO
 REACT  WHEN  AN  INDIVIDUAL  FALLS  ONTO AUTHORITY FACILITY TRACKS. SUCH
 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CONSID-
 ERATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL  CAMPAIGN  FOR  THE  PUBLIC  INCLUDING  PUBLIC
 SERVICE   ANNOUNCEMENTS  WITHIN  AND  WITHOUT  SUBWAY  CARS  AND  SUBWAY
 STATIONS, THE COSTS OF SIGNAGE FOR ALL TRANSIT FACILITIES, AND ANY OTHER
 ISSUES THE COUNCIL DEEMS RELEVANT, SUCH AS  POTENTIAL  LIABILITY  ISSUES
 FOR  THE AUTHORITY, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO REACT TO OTHER
 EMERGENCIES AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF ALERTING THE  PUBLIC  ON  HOW  TO
 REACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL FALLS ON TRANSIT FACILITY TRACKS. SUCH INVESTI-
 GATION,  REPORT  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON
 THE COUNCIL WEBSITE AND ANY OTHER METHOD THE COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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