NY State Senate Bill S1109

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Jan 07, 2021	referred to cities 1

S1109 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Cities 1
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §14-118, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6591
2015-2016: S6927
2017-2018: S359
2019-2020: S5745

S1109 (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.

S1109 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1109

SPONSOR: LIU
 
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 OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

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 contain-
ing 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 dismiss-
al 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 addi-
tional 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 IS 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, North-
ern 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 cross-
ing guard on each side of these large capacity roadways.

In light of a number of preventable traffic related deaths to school
children 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 thorough-
fares with six or more lanes with no school crossing guards on the oppo-
site corners of the street during school hours. This bill can and will
prevent some of these tragic accidents.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1109
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03409-01-1

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