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Assembly Bill A435

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires conductors and motor persons of the metropolitan transportation authority to receive training in emergency evacuation procedures

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2009-A435 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1266-i, Pub Auth L

2009-A435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires conductors and motor persons of the metropolitan transportation authority to receive training in emergency evacuation procedures.

2009-A435 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   435

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JOHN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
  MILLMAN, PERRY -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Corpo-
  rations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to training for
  conductors  and  motor  persons  of  the  metropolitan  transportation
  authority

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1266-i to read as follows:
  S 1266-I. EMERGENCY TRAINING FOR CONDUCTORS AND MOTOR PERSONS.  1. ANY
PERSON  WHO  WORKS  AS A CONDUCTOR OR MOTOR PERSON FOR AN ENTITY THAT IS
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  TITLE  IS  REQUIRED  TO  SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETE  AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS OF TRAINING ANNUALLY IN EVACUATION PROCE-
DURES FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ESTABLISH  THE  GUIDELINES
REGARDING WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN SUCH TRAINING CLASSES.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it  shall  have  become  a  law,  provided,
however,  that  effective immediately the commissioner of transportation
shall create the curriculum for the training classes  required  pursuant
to section one of this act.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02489-01-9

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