What's happening
This bill requires at least one crossing guard on every corner near New York City high schools during arrival and dismissal times.
Why it matters
Increases student safety by ensuring every corner around high schools—public or private, grades 9–12—has a crossing guard during the critical times when students arrive and leave, directly addressing traffic risks.
Requires additional crossing guards on corners of streets with four or more traffic lanes, meaning busier roads get more supervision and potentially reducing accidents in high-traffic areas.
Mandates coverage for both public and private high schools, ensuring equitable protection for all students regardless of the type of school they attend.
Places responsibility on the city’s police commissioner to implement and enforce these requirements, making city leadership accountable for student pedestrian safety.
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Who cares
New York City police commissioner
The bill would require the commissioner to provide at least one crossing guard at every corner of each block containing a public or private high school during school-set arrival and dismissal times.
School crossing guards
The bill would require guard coverage at high school blocks, with at least one additional guard on bordering streets with four or more traffic lanes and guards stationed on opposite corners.
Public and private high schools
Schools serving any grades nine through twelve would have crossing guard coverage tied to their arrival and dismissal schedules.
High school students and families
Students would have crossing guards at every corner of their school’s block during arrival and dismissal, including additional coverage on bordering streets with four or more lanes.
Headline styles
Crossing Guards at High Schools
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 23
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to cities
- Referred to cities
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Require Crossing Guards at High Schools
In Senate Committee · Cities · Sponsor Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1626
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
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 Assembly, 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 subdivision 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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