New York A 81: Requires school crossing guards at high schools

Status: REFERRED TO CITIES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 81

Sponsors: Stacey Pheffer Amato

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A00081 Summary:

BILL NOA00081 

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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Amd §14-118, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires school crossing guards to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a public or private high school during arrival and dismissal.

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01/08/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 81

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 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 Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 14-118 of the administrative code of the city of
 2 New York is amended by adding two new subdivisions d and e to read as
 3 follows:
 4 d. The commissioner shall require at least one school crossing guard
 5 to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a
 6 public or private high school with students enrolled in any grades
 7 between nine through twelve during arrival and dismissal times as set
 8 forth by the school.
 9 e. Any street with four or more traffic lanes that borders a block
 10 with a public or private school with students enrolled in any grades
 11 between nine through twelve shall require at least one additional school
 12 crossing guard to the crossing guard requirement set forth in subdivi-
 13 sion d of this section and such crossing guards shall be placed on the
 14 opposite corners of such street respectively.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00370-01-5

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