NY State Senate Bill S359

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to cities
Jan 04, 2017	referred to cities

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S359 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2489
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §14-118, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6591, A8604
2015-2016: S6927, A4108
2019-2020: S5745, A4262
2021-2022: S1109
2023-2024: S2135

S359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

S359 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S359

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the placement of school crossing guards

 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this bill is to require the City of New York to place
school crossing guards on each and every corner of a city block
containing a public or private school serving students enrolled in any
grade between kindergarten through eight. Additionally, if the said
school borders a street with four or more traffic lanes, the City of
New York shall be required to place additional school crossing guards
on the opposite corners of these busy thoroughfares during arrival and
dismissal times as set forth by the school.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill will amend Section 14-118 of the administrative code of the
City of New York by adding two new subdivisions to Section 1, "d"
requiring a school crossing guard on each and every corner of every
city block containing a public or private school with students
enrolled in any grades between kindergarten through eight and "e"
requiring an additional school crossing guard be placed at said school

on the opposite side of any street corner with four or more traffic
lanes during arrival and dismissal times.

 JUSTIFICATION :

On December 20, 2013, Noshat Nahian, an 8 year old student was struck
and killed on 615' Street and Northern Boulevard while crossing the
street on his way to PS 152. There was no school crossing guard
assigned to the corner. In December 2012, Miguel Torres, an eleven
year old student at PS 145 was struck and killed at 80th Street and
Northern Boulevard while crossing the street on his way to school.
There was one school crossing guard on the school side of the street,
however, Northern Boulevard is seven lanes wide and the student and
crossing guard could not interact. No young student should have to
cross a seven lane roadway without proper supervision.

Every school, public or private, that has students enrolled in any
grade between kindergarten through eight should have a school crossing
guard at every corner of every city block containing the said school
for the purposes of assisting in the safe passage of students across
streets immediately surrounding the school during arrival and
dismissal times. Additionally, any street that has four or more
traffic lanes immediately bordering a school should be required to
have at least one school crossing guard on each side of these large
capacity roadways.

In light of a number of preventable traffic related deaths to
schoolchildren in my district and a total of 173 pedestrians killed
throughout the City of New York in 2013, the need to ensure the safety
of our students is more pressing than ever. In the first two weeks of
this year alone, traffic accidents killed eleven people. In several
instances of school related traffic accidents, children were crossing
busy thoroughfares with six or more lanes with no school crossing
guards on the opposite corners of the street during school hours.
This bill can and will prevent some of these tragic accidents.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-2016 S6927
A.8604/S.6591 of 2014.
 FISCAL IMPACT :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                   359

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00139-01-7

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