Assembly Bill A2690

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs commissioner of transportation of city of New York to develop a program on dangers of prostitution and legal consequences thereof, for commercial drivers

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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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2017-A2690 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-547, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8261
2013-2014: A2921
2015-2016: A4663
2019-2020: A873

2017-A2690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of transportation of the city of New York to develop a program on dangers of prostitution and legal consequences thereof, required to be completed by commercial passenger drivers as a condition of licensure and renewal of licensing.

2017-A2690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2690
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, COLTON, JAFFEE -- 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 requiring  a  sex  crime  safety  program  for  commercial
   passenger drivers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 19-547 to read as follows:
   § 19-547 SEX CRIME EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A
 PROGRAM  THAT  WILL  EDUCATE  DRIVERS  OF  TAXICABS, COACHES, WHEELCHAIR
 ACCESSIBLE VANS, COMMUTER VANS AND FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ON THE  DANGERS  OF
 PROSTITUTION  AND  THE  LEGAL  RAMIFICATIONS OF TRAFFICKING PROSTITUTES.
 COMPLETION OF SUCH PROGRAM BY SUCH DRIVERS SHALL BE  A  REQUIREMENT  FOR
 INITIAL LICENSURE AND SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL.
   §  2. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have become
 a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04138-01-7

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