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This bill expands the MTA Long Island Railroad no fare program to include certain Suffolk County court officers with peace officer status.
Why it matters
Expanding the no-fare program to include Suffolk County court officers recognizes their peace officer status and the security role they play, potentially improving transit safety by increasing the number of trained law enforcement personnel on trains.
This amendment places court officers on equal footing with other law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, state troopers) who already receive free LIRR travel, which could support their commuting needs and encourage retention and recruitment within this essential workforce.
By broadening the no-fare program, the MTA may see increased registration, tracking, and coordination with court officers, enhancing the authority’s situational awareness of peace officers present on trains at any given time—a potential benefit during emergencies or incidents.
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Free LIRR Rides for Court Officers
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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Free LIRR Rides for Court Officers
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8210
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to including certain members of the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Suffolk County in the MTA Long Island Railroad no fare program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 1266 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 182 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or the terms of any contract, the authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, shall establish and implement a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for police officers employed by the city of New York, county of Nassau, Nassau county villages and cities, county of Suffolk, Suffolk county villages and towns, the division of state police, the port authority of New York and New Jersey, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, the New York city housing authority [and], the New York city transit authority and senior court officers, court officer sergeants, court officer lieutenants, court officer captains, court officer majors, court officer chiefs and court clerks who hold peace officer status of the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Suffolk county. In establishing such program, which has as its goal increased protection and improved safety for its commuters, the authority and the Long Island Rail Road shall, among other things, consider: (a) requiring police officers who ride without cost to register with the Long Island Rail Road as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such officers to indicate during such registration process their regular working hours and the Long Island Rail Road trains that such officers expect to ride; and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such officers. The authority and the Long Island Rail Road shall also have the power to consider other matters necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of 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.
LBD11419-01-7
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