BILL NUMBER: S5723                REVISED MEMO 05/14/2019

SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to overnight school bus parking on city streets

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will prohibit school buses from parking on city streets
overnight.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New
York by adding a new Section 19-610 that prohibits school buses operated
by or pursuant to a contract with the board of education for transporta-
tion of students to or from public schools from parking overnight on a
city street.

Section 2 of the bill sets forth an immediate effective date.

              

 
JUSTIFICATION:

School buses should not be allowed to overtake city streets for use of
parking such vehicles overnight.

Many residential neighborhoods that contain a public school already bear
the burden of congestion on their local streets due to daily drop-offs
and pickups of school children during the week. This can often cause
significant difficulties for these residents in their ability to get in
and out of their homes and find parking in their neighborhoods.

A recent trend in certain neighborhoods has resulted in school buses
parking overnight only worsening an already difficult parking situation
on city streets. Residents should not be required to compete with these
large vehicles and the owners of these buses should be required to
provide necessary offsite overnight parking.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-2018: S.1494-A - Referred to Cities/A.8104 - Referred to Cities
2015-2016: S.1097 - Passed Senate/A.9498 - Referred to Cities
2013-2014: S.6188 - Referred to Cities

 
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.