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Senate Bill S5519

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires school crossing guards at high schools

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2017-S5519 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-118, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2487
2021-2022: S4209
2023-2024: S1613

2017-S5519 - Summary

Requires school crossing guards to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a public or private high school during arrival and dismissal.

2017-S5519 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5519 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5519
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 requiring crossing guards at high schools
 
   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 HIGH SCHOOL  WITH  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  ANY  GRADES
 BETWEEN  NINE  THROUGH  TWELVE DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TIMES AS SET
 FORTH BY THE SCHOOL.
   E. ANY STREET THAT BORDERS A BLOCK WITH A  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  SCHOOL
 WITH  STUDENTS  ENROLLED IN ANY GRADES BETWEEN NINE THROUGH TWELVE SHALL
 REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD  TO  THE  CROSSING
 GUARD  REQUIREMENT  SET  FORTH IN SUBDIVISION D OF THIS SECTION AND SUCH
 CROSSING GUARDS SHALL BE PLACED ON THE OPPOSITE CORNERS OF  SUCH  STREET
 RESPECTIVELY.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect 2 years after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09963-02-7

2017-S5519A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-118, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2487
2021-2022: S4209
2023-2024: S1613

2017-S5519A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school crossing guards to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a public or private high school during arrival and dismissal.

2017-S5519A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5519A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5519--A
     Cal. No. 976
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  amended  on second report, ordered to a third reading, and to
   be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in  the  order  of  third
   reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring crossing guards at high schools
 
   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  HIGH  SCHOOL  WITH  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ANY GRADES
 BETWEEN NINE THROUGH TWELVE 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 NINE THROUGH TWELVE SHALL REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
 CROSSING  GUARD  TO THE CROSSING GUARD REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI-
 SION D OF THIS SECTION 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.
                                                            LBD09963-03-8

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