Senate Bill S6798A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requiring a police officer to be present at schools within the city of New York during instructional hours

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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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2017-S6798 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9975
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §10-179, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S307
2021-2022: S3689
2023-2024: S5743

2017-S6798 - Summary

Requires a police officer to be present at schools within the city of New York during instructional hours and at least one hour prior and one hour after such instructional hours.

2017-S6798 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6798 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6798
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. FELDER, LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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 10-174 to read as follows:
   § 10-174 SCHOOL SAFETY  MEASURES.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ASSIGN  A
 POLICE  OFFICER  AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF INSTRUC-
 TIONAL 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 ONE HOUR POST INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS
 UNLESS, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK  OR  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 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.
                                                            LBD13271-01-7

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2017-S6798A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9975
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §10-179, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S307
2021-2022: S3689
2023-2024: S5743

2017-S6798A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a police officer to be present at schools within the city of New York during instructional hours and at least one hour prior and one hour after such instructional hours.

2017-S6798A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6798A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6798--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  FELDER,  LANZA,  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
   recommitted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 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 10-179 to read as follows:
   § 10-179 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 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.
                                                            LBD13271-02-8

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