Relates to the placement of school crossing guards; requires school crossing guards to be placed on each of the corners of streets adjacent to public and private schools in New York City serving students in grades K-8 and on each side of streets with more than four lanes.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8604
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, AUBRY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the placement of school crossing guards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 14-118 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding two new subdivisions d and e to read as
follows:
D. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD
TO BE ON EACH AND EVERY CORNER OF EVERY CITY BLOCK THAT CONTAINS A
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ANY GRADES BETWEEN
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TIMES AS SET
FORTH BY THE SCHOOL.
E. ANY STREET WITH FOUR OR MORE TRAFFIC LANES THAT BORDERS A BLOCK
WITH A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ANY GRADES
BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT SHALL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
CROSSING GUARD AND SUCH CROSSING GUARDS SHALL BE PLACED ON THE OPPOSITE
CORNERS OF SUCH STREET RESPECTIVELY.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13380-02-4
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