Assembly Bill A5816

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the placement of school crossing guards

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A5816 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2135
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:
2013-2014: S6591
2015-2016: S6927
2017-2018: S359
2019-2020: S5745
2021-2022: S1109

2023-A5816 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the placement of school crossing guards; requires school crossing guards to be placed on each of the corners of streets adjacent to public and private schools in New York City serving students in grades K-8 and on each side of streets with more than four lanes.

2023-A5816 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5816
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to the placement of school crossing guards
 
   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 SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN  ANY  GRADES  BETWEEN
 KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH  EIGHT  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 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT SHALL REQUIRE  AN  ADDITIONAL  SCHOOL
 CROSSING  GUARD 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.
                                                            LBD04297-01-3

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