Senate Bill S5341

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the consumer protection division to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 04, 2012	referred to finance
May 10, 2011	referred to finance

2011-S5341 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §94-a, Exec L; add §391-cc, Gen Bus L

2011-S5341 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program; provides that the director shall produce & distribute educational materials and must be made available to law enforcement authorities; provides that the board shall issue report by next April 1 and shall periodically review available data on bike theft and municipal efforts to reduce such.

2011-S5341 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5341

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the executive law and the general business law, in relation to
the bicycle theft prevention awareness and education program

PURPOSE:

This legislation creates the statewide bicycle theft prevention and
awareness program in order to inform the general public of existing
systems and methods designed to prevent bicycle theft and recover
stolen property.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 94-a of the
executive law to establish a bicycle theft awareness program.

Section 2 adds a new section 391-cc to the general business law which
outlines the components of the bicycle theft awareness program. It
will include proper methods for parking and locking bicycles in
addition to the benefits of bicycle registration and the proper
procedure for reporting theft. The consumer protection division shall
work with law enforcement agencies, educational institutions,

community groups, and municipalities.
The division will issue a written report to evaluate the
implementation of the program.

JUSTIFICATION:

Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase in the
use of bicycles as a primary mode of transportation. The New York
City Department of Transportation announced in October 2008 that New
York City has seen a 35% increase in commuter cyclists from 2007 to
2008.

However, the New York city Department of Planning estimates that over
70,000 bicycles are stolen in New York City annually, which amounts
to approximately 191 bicycles per day. There has also been anecdotal
evidence of increased bicycle theft throughout the state, including
cases where bikes have been stolen and disassembled for parts.

As part of a multi-faceted legislative approach to address the
statewide bicycle theft problem, this legislation requires the
Executive Director of the State Consumer Protection Board to work
with the Division of State police, the New York city police
Department, and the New York city Department of Consumer Affairs to
design, implement, and maintain a bicycle theft
prevention awareness program, which can focus on specific localities
in order to better prevent theft. Such local websites can alert the
local bicycling community in real time, which will allow them to
report sightings of stolen bicycles as well as to document thefts.


This educational program will promote procedures for reporting bicycle
theft, recommended methods of locking and storage, and the process
and benefits of bicycle registration. Materials will be made
available through the Consumer Protection Board website, as well as
through distribution, upon request, to law enforcement agencies,
educational institutions, community groups, and municipalities.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2010: S.6871/A.9448

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S5341 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5341

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  general  business  law,  in
  relation  to  the  bicycle  theft  prevention  awareness and education
  program

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  94-a of the executive law is
amended by adding a new paragraph 16 to read as follows:
  (16) ESTABLISH A BICYCLE  THEFT  PREVENTION  AWARENESS  AND  EDUCATION
PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE-CC OF THE GENERAL
BUSINESS LAW.
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  391-
cc to read as follows:
  S 391-CC. BICYCLE THEFT PREVENTION AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. 1.
THE  CONSUMER  PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, HEREAFTER
REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "CONSUMER PROTECTION  DIVISION,"  AND
IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SHALL DEVELOP,  IMPLEMENT,  AND  MAINTAIN  AN  ONGOING
PUBLIC  AWARENESS  AND EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF
SYSTEMS AND METHODS DESIGNED TO PREVENT BICYCLE  THEFT,  INCLUDING,  BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PROPER  METHODS FOR PARKING AND LOCKING BICYCLES, THE
BENEFITS OF BICYCLE REGISTRATION, AND THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING
BICYCLE THEFT.
  2. THE CONSUMER  PROTECTION  DIVISION  SHALL  PRODUCE  AND  DISTRIBUTE
EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS RELATED TO BICYCLE THEFT PREVENTION. SUCH MATERI-
ALS SHALL INCLUDE REFERENCE TO BICYCLE  REGISTRATION  PROGRAMS  ADMINIS-
TERED  BY  MUNICIPALITIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ENTITIES. SUCH MATERIALS
SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE, UPON  REQUEST,  TO  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES,
EDUCATION   INSTITUTIONS,  COMMUNITY  GROUPS,  AND  MUNICIPALITIES.  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01564-03-1

S. 5341                             2

CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION SHALL ALSO POST OR CAUSE TO BE  POSTED  THE
CONTENTS  OF  SUCH  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  ON  THE  DIVISION'S INTERNET
WEBSITE.
  3.  THE  CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW AVAIL-
ABLE DATA ON BICYCLE THEFT AND UPDATE THE INFORMATION ON  BICYCLE  THEFT
PREVENTION  AWARENESS PROVIDED   IN ITS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND ON ITS
INTERNET WEBSITE, AS APPROPRIATE.
  4. THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN  REPORT,  ON
OR  BEFORE  APRIL  FIRST  NEXT SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECTION
SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF  THE
SENATE  AND  THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
SECTION AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  FURTHERING  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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