S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5743
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 15, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- 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 requiring a police officer to be present at schools within
the city of New York during instructional hours
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 10-186 to read as follows:
§ 10-186 SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES. THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY
SHALL ASSIGN A POLICE OFFICER AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCE-
MENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS AT EVERY SCHOOL, PUBLIC AND/OR PRIVATE,
WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SUCH POLICE OFFICER SHALL REMAIN ON SITE AT
SUCH SCHOOL DURING INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS AND FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR
POST INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS UNLESS, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OR THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY, A STATE OF EMERGENCY EXISTS
REQUIRING REDEPLOYMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER DURING THE REQUIRED HOURS SET
FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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