Assembly Bill A1626

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires school crossing guards at high schools

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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-A1626 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2487
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-118, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9804, S5519
2021-2022: A356, S4209
2023-2024: A2923, S1613

2019-A1626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school crossing guards to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a public or private high school during arrival and dismissal.

2019-A1626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1626
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to requiring crossing guards at high schools
 
   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 HIGH SCHOOL  WITH  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  ANY  GRADES
 BETWEEN  NINE  THROUGH  TWELVE 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 NINE THROUGH TWELVE SHALL REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
 CROSSING GUARD TO THE CROSSING GUARD REQUIREMENT SET FORTH  IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION  D  OF THIS SECTION 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.
                                                            LBD03743-01-9

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