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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to cities |
Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
May 27, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 19, 2015 |
1st report cal.875 |
Jan 09, 2015 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S1307
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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Votes
2015-S1307 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1307 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1307 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a sex crime safety program for commercial passenger drivers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission to develop a program that would teach drivers about the current trends and dangers in the sex trafficking industry, including but not limited to the legal ramifications of knowingly transporting prostitutes for the purpose of aiding in the act of prostitution. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York by adding a new section 19-544. This new section creates a sex crime education program for anyone applying for or renewing a license with the Taxi and Limousine Commission. JUSTIFICATION: Prostitution along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens has been a problem for decades despite numerous crackdowns by police. Many times, these prostitutes are shuttled unknowingly by taxi cabs and other livery cars. In order to begin to eradicate this problem, it is necessary to raise awareness of the problem among various sectors of the public including cab drivers. This is just one step in the right direction so that one day Roosevelt Avenue can be a modem, thriving, urban commercial district.
2015-S1307 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1307 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 a sex crime safety program for commercial passenger drivers 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 19-544 to read as follows: S 19-544 SEX CRIME EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT WILL EDUCATE DRIVERS OF TAXICABS, COACHES, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VANS, COMMUTER VANS AND FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ON THE DANGERS OF PROSTITUTION AND THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF TRAFFICKING PROSTITUTES. COMPLETION OF SUCH PROGRAM BY SUCH DRIVERS SHALL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR INITIAL LICENSURE AND SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL. S 2. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00354-02-5
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