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Int 1217-2018

Deployment of traffic enforcement agents near schools during drop-off and pick-up of students.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2018-11-14

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2018-11-14Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that the New York Police Department deploy at least one Traffic Enforcement Agent (“TEA”) to direct traffic within 100 feet of every public or private school, K-12, with at least 250 students. The TEA would direct traffic two hours before the beginning of the school day, and 30 minutes after the beginning of the school day. The TEA would also direct traffic 30 minutes before the end of the school day and two hours after the end of the school day.

Committee on Public SafetyPolice Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

How it compares

12% of similar bills passed

6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 1142 days in committee

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Sponsors (2)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-11-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-11-14 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2018-11-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-118.3 to read as follows: � 14-118.3 Traffic enforcement agents near schools. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Traffic enforcement agent. The term "traffic enforcement agent" means an employee of the department who is authorized to enforce laws and regulations that regulate, direct, control or restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. School. The term "school" means any building, ground, facility, property or portion thereof in which educational instruction is provided to at least 250 students at or below the twelfth grade level. b. For each day on which school is in session, the commissioner shall deploy at least one traffic enforcement agent to direct traffic within 100 feet of every school for a period commencing two hours before the start of the school day and ending 30 minutes after the start of the school day, and a period commencing 30 minutes before the end of the school day and ending two hours after the end of the school day. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. AM LS #8025/8127 10/04/18 1 2