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Jun 05, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7566
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S7566 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §135-a, Transp L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S1897
2011-S7566 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the Long Island Rail Road and every public transportation authority in a city with a population of one million or more receiving operating assistance shall adopt rules and regulations providing that use of any of its facilities transporting passengers be free of charge for persons who display an authorization shield and identification card evidencing that they are correction officers of the city of New York department of correction and are performing their official duties or are on their way to or from performing their official duties.
2011-S7566 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7566 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to providing fares free of charge to certain correction officers on passenger transportation facilities operated by certain public transportation authorities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow New York city correction Officers to ride public transportation at no charge in cities with a population of one million or more. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new section 135-a to Transportation Law to allow New York City correction officers to ride public transportation including the Long Island Rail Road and all others within the city of New York at no charge. JUSTIFICATION: While crime has dropped in NYC, the number of crimes in the subway has not dropped as it has above ground. By offering a "free ride" to the correction officers in NYC, we are encouraging these officers to ride the transit systems, knowing that police officers can't be everywhere. So having officers with corrections training would more
2011-S7566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7566 I N S E N A T E June 5, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to providing fares free of charge to certain correction officers on passenger transporta- tion facilities operated by certain public transportation authorities 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 135-a to read as follows: S 135-A. FREE USE OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OPERATED BY CERTAIN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES. THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND EVERY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPU- LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE RECEIVING OPERATING ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL, NOT LATER THAN MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, ADOPT REGULATIONS PROVIDING THAT USE OF ANY OF ITS FACILITIES TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS BE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PERSONS WHO DISPLAY AN AUTHORIZATION SHIELD AND IDENTIFICATION CARD EVIDENCING THAT THEY ARE CORRECTION OFFICERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND ARE PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES OR ON THEIR WAY TO OR FROM PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10383-03-2
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