What's happening
This bill requires commercial passenger drivers in New York City to complete a sex crime safety education program for licensing.
Why it matters
Aims to proactively educate drivers. By requiring all commercial passenger drivers to complete a sex crime safety program, this law addresses potential risks before they arise, aiming to prevent crimes related to prostitution and trafficking within the transportation industry.
Ties public safety to driver licensing. Making program completion mandatory for both new and renewing licenses means that safety training is not a one-time event but a recurring requirement, reinforcing awareness and compliance over time.
Targets a broad range of drivers. The program isn't limited to just taxis—it includes coaches, wheelchair-accessible vans, commuter vans, and all for-hire vehicles, reflecting the diverse ways New Yorkers rely on commercial transportation and broadening the protective reach of the law.
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Educate Drivers on Prostitution Risks
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2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to cities
- Referred to cities
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STATE OF NEW YORK
873
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, COLTON, JAFFEE -- 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 a sex crime safety program for commercial passenger drivers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-551 to read as follows:
§ 19-551 Sex crime education program. The commissioner shall develop a program that will educate drivers of taxicabs, coaches, wheelchair accessible vans, commuter vans and for-hire vehicles on the dangers of prostitution and the legal ramifications of trafficking prostitutes. Completion of such program by such drivers shall be a requirement for initial licensure and subsequent license renewal.
§ 2. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01389-01-9
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