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Assembly Bill A7242

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to adding additional factors that should be considered when determining if a child safety zone should be considered hazardous

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2019-A7242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5719
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3093, S1925

2019-A7242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds additional factors to be considered when determining if a child safety zone should be considered hazardous.

2019-A7242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7242
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  certain  factors
   considered in the determination of hazardous child safety zones
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3635-b of the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  403  of  the  laws  of 1992, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The commissioner of transportation shall establish regulations  for
 determination  of  a  hazardous zone including, but not limited to, such
 factors as the existence or nonexistence of sidewalks or  walkways,  the
 type  of  road  surface, width of road, footpath or sidewalk, the volume
 and average speed of  traffic,  density  of  population,  VIOLENT  CRIME
 STATISTICS,  DENSITY  OF VACANT BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, the commercial,
 industrial or residential character of the area  and  the  existence  or
 nonexistence  of  traffic safety features such as traffic lights, street
 lights and traffic patrols. In preparing such regulations,  the  commis-
 sioner  of transportation shall consult with the commissioners of educa-
 tion and motor vehicles and representatives from the  state  police  who
 have  traffic safety responsibilities. Such regulations shall be used by
 boards of education in determining whether a hazardous zone exists.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10894-01-9

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