What's happening
This bill requires an increasing percentage of school speed zones in New York City to have signs with flashing beacons indicating when reduced speed limits are in effect.
Why it matters
Prioritizes student safety by mandating that a growing number of school speed zones in NYC have clearer, more visible warnings (flashing beacon signs), making it easier for drivers to know exactly when reduced speed limits are active.
Creates a phased timeline—requiring 20% of selected school locations to have these enhanced signs starting August 2020, with an increase of 20% each year—ensuring systematic and predictable rollout rather than sporadic implementation.
Enhances enforcement clarity by explicitly connecting the reduced speed limit to the activation of flashing beacons, reducing ambiguity for drivers and potentially making it easier to prosecute speed violations in school zones.
May improve community trust and compliance with school speed limits, as parents, students, and local residents can see tangible safety improvements and clearer communication about when children are most at risk.
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Require Signs in School Zones
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 26
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Stronger School Zone Speed Signs
In Senate Committee · Cities · Sponsor John Liu
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STATE OF NEW YORK
226
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage in school speed zones
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision e of section 19-177 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 24 of the city of New York for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph two of this subdivision, the commissioner shall establish speed limits of not less than fifteen nor more than twenty miles per hour at fifty school locations annually, for a distance not to exceed one thousand three hundred twenty feet, on highways passing any school building, entrance or exit of a school abutting on the highway. For school years beginning on and after August first, two thousand twenty, twenty percent of the school locations that have been selected pursuant to this subdivision shall have official signs posted that include the reduced speed limit, flashing beacons, and a notice that the reduced speed limit is in effect when such beacons are flashing. The number of school locations at which such signs shall be posted shall increase by twenty percent each year. Such signs shall be posted no later than the first day of school for such year. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "school" shall have the same meaning as in section 19-189 of this title.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02663-01-9
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