Senate Bill S5745

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the placement of school crossing guards

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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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2019-S5745 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4262
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
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
2017-2018: S359, A2489
2021-2022: S1109
2023-2024: S2135

2019-S5745 (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.

2019-S5745 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5745
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  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.
                                                            LBD07794-01-9



              

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