Assembly Bill A7642

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires commercial airports to identify and maintain a record of all minors unaccompanied by an adult

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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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2009-A7642 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-n, Transp L; add §75, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4209

2009-A7642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs commercial air carrier airports to identify and maintain a record of each child under 18 who arrives unaccompanied by an adult; such information shall be reported to the civil rights bureau of the department of law on a monthly basis; directs the attorney general, office of children and family services and local child protective services to establish procedures to ensure that children do not fall into the hands of human traffickers.

2009-A7642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7642

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA,  ROBINSON, EDDINGTON,
  JAFFEE, LIFTON, HYER-SPENCER, MILLMAN, CLARK, BENEDETTO, COOK,  MAYER-
  SOHN, HOOPER, MAISEL, REILLY, LANCMAN, WEISENBERG, PERRY, SPANO, KOON,
  J. RIVERA,  TOWNSEND,  CALHOUN,  CARROZZA, FIELDS, FINCH, ESPAILLAT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  CHRISTENSEN,  COLTON,  CROUCH,
  DIAZ,  ERRIGO,  GABRYSZAK,  GALEF,  GIGLIO, HIKIND, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO,
  MAGEE, MARKEY, McKEVITT, ORTIZ, PERALTA, PHEFFER, POWELL, RAMOS, SALA-
  DINO, SEMINERIO, STIRPE, TOWNS  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation  law  and  the executive law, in
  relation to requiring airports with commercial air carrier service  to
  identify and report on children arriving unaccompanied by an adult

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

  Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
14-n to read as follows:
  S  14-N.  MINORS  UNACCOMPANIED  BY  AN  ADULT AT AN AIRPORT. 1. EVERY
AIRPORT IN THIS STATE  HAVING  COMMERCIAL  AIR  CARRIER  SERVICE  SHALL,
SUBJECT  TO  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IDENTIFY
AND MAINTAIN A RECORD OF EACH CHILD, UNDER THE AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS,
ARRIVING  AT SUCH AIRPORT ABOARD A COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER AND UNACCOMPA-
NIED BY AN ADULT WHO IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.   FURTHERMORE,
EACH SUCH AIRPORT SHALL DETERMINE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON WHO
WILL TAKE CUSTODY OF ANY SUCH MINOR WHEN HE OR SHE ARRIVES AT HIS OR HER
AIRPORT OF DESTINATION.
  2. EACH AIRPORT, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE
OF  THIS SECTION, SHALL REPORT ALL INFORMATION COMPILED PURSUANT TO SUCH
SUBDIVISION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS BUREAU OF THE DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  ON  A
MONTHLY  BASIS,  SUBJECT  TO  THE  RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10793-01-9

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