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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A81
SPONSOR: Pheffer Amato TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring crossing guards at high schools
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to require the City of New York to place
school crossing guards on each and every corner of a city block contain-
ing a public or private school serving students enrolled in any grades
between nine through twelve during arrival and dismissal as set forth by
the school. Additionally, if the said school borders a street with four
or more traffic lanes, the City of New York shall be required to place
additional school crossing guards on the opposite corners of these busy
thoroughfares during arrival and dismissal times as set forth by the
school.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 14-118 of the administrative code of the city of New York is
amended by adding two new subdivisions d and e in relation to school
crossing guards.
JUSTIFICATION:
On October 25, 2016, a 13 year old girl named Jazmine Marin was killed
and a teen friend was injured when they were hit by a car on Cross Bay
Blvd. in Ozone Park, Queens. The girls were on their way to school and
the impact occurred roughly 20 feet from the crosswalk. Students trav-
elling to and from school in New York City should have the protection of
crossing guards near their schools.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
81
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
___________
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:
1 Section 1. Section 14-118 of the administrative code of the city of
2 New York is amended by adding two new subdivisions d and e to read as
3 follows:
4 d. The commissioner shall require at least one school crossing guard
5 to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a
6 public or private high school with students enrolled in any grades
7 between nine through twelve during arrival and dismissal times as set
8 forth by the school.
9 e. Any street with four or more traffic lanes that borders a block
10 with a public or private school with students enrolled in any grades
11 between nine through twelve shall require at least one additional school
12 crossing guard to the crossing guard requirement set forth in subdivi-
13 sion d of this section and such crossing guards shall be placed on the
14 opposite corners of such street respectively.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00370-01-5
