Enacts the "MTA safety data reporting act"; requires the MTA to submit annual reports on assaults, including sexual assaults, attacks, injuries or deaths reported to or otherwise known to it in connection with its facilities and premises; requires a report relating to assaults, including sexual assaults, and attacks on employees and non-employees, and a report relating to physical infrastructure, safety, condition, security and other health hazards; requires separate tabulations for employees and other persons; requires recommendations to reduce such incidents.

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S1388-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 11, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 6, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 5, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1101
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jun 10, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 1388A
• Jun 10, 2011: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 7, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S1388-2011 Votes

S1388-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1388

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the submission of
safety, security, and health reports and policies by the metropolitan
transportation authority

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA:
This bill would require the MTA to submit annual reports on attacks,
injuries or deaths reported to or otherwise known to it in connection
with its facilities and premises.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Adds a new section 1269-h to the public authorities law that requires:

1) An annual report be submitted to the governor, speaker of the
assembly, and president of the senate on assaults and attacks on MTA
employees, passengers, and other non-employees in connection with
bus, subway, and train equipment owned/operated by MTA or its
subsidiaries. Additionally, the report shall provide recommendations
to avoid or reduce the frequency of such assaults and attacks.

2) An annual report be submitted to the governor, speaker of the
assembly, and president of the senate on injuries or deaths to
employees, passengers, and other non-employees caused by physical
infrastructure, safety, condition, security, or other health hazards
identified by MTA in connection with bus, subway, and train equipment
owned/operated by MTA or its subsidiaries. Additionally, the report
shall provide recommendations to avoid or reduce the frequency of
such injuries.

JUSTIFICATION:
By reporting instances of assaults and attacks and injuries from
physical infrastructure, safety, condition, security, and other
health hazards on MTA employees, passengers and other non-passengers,
the MTA can establish a means for effective policy to remediate such
hazards to such people.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010:  Referred to Transportation
       Reported and Committed to Finance
2009:  Referred to Transportation
       Reported and Committed to Finance

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
This legislation merely adds an additional
categorical requirement to an already existing reporting system,
thus there would be no additional cost.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S1388-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    1388

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                               January 7, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS, DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
    and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  the
    submission of safety, security, and health reports and policies by the
    metropolitan transportation authority

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
  section 1269-h to read as follows:

    S  1269-H. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS. 1. ASSAULTS AND ATTACKS ON EMPLOYEES
  AND NON-EMPLOYEES. (A) ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE  AND
  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  A
  REPORT OF ALL ASSAULTS, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS, OR ATTACKS ON EMPLOY-
  EES  AND  PASSENGERS  AND  OTHER  NON-EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO OR OTHERWISE
  KNOWN TO THE AUTHORITY, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH ACTS ARE CRIMINAL, ON OR  IN
  CONNECTION  WITH  BUS, SUBWAY, AND TRAIN EQUIPMENT OWNED OR OPERATED, OR
  BOTH, BY THE AUTHORITY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ON  OR  IN  ANY  PREMISES
  OWNED  OR  USED,  OR  BOTH,  BY  THE  AUTHORITY  OR  ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN
  CONNECTION WITH SUCH BUS, SUBWAY, AND TRAIN OPERATIONS.
    (B) SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE  TABULATIONS,  ONE
  RELATING  TO  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE  AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ONE
  RELATING TO PASSENGERS AND OTHER  NON-EMPLOYEES.  EACH  SUCH  TABULATION
  SHALL  SET  FORTH  THE NUMBER OF ASSAULTS AND ATTACKS, THE CATEGORIES OF
  CAUSES OR ALLEGED CAUSES OF SUCH ASSAULTS AND ATTACKS, AND  THE  GENERAL
  LOCATIONS  WHERE  SUCH  ASSAULTS AND ATTACKS HAVE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION,
  SUCH REPORT  SHALL  PROVIDE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  AVOID  OR  REDUCE  THE
  FREQUENCY OF SUCH ASSAULTS AND ATTACKS.
    2.  PHYSICAL  INFRASTRUCTURE,  SAFETY,  CONDITION, SECURITY, AND OTHER
  HEALTH HAZARDS. (A) ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  AND
  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD04136-01-1

 S. 1388                             2

  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  A
  REPORT  OF  ALL INJURIES OR DEATHS TO EMPLOYEES AND PASSENGERS AND OTHER
  NON-EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO OR OTHERWISE KNOWN TO THE AUTHORITY AND CAUSED
  OR  CLAIMED  TO BE CAUSED BY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, CONDITION,
  SECURITY, OR OTHER HEALTH HAZARDS IDENTIFIED BY THE AUTHORITY, ON OR  IN
  CONNECTION  WITH  BUS,  SUBWAY, AND TRAIN EQUIPMENT OWNED OR OPERATED OR
  BOTH BY THE AUTHORITY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND  ON  OR  IN  ANY  PREMISES
  OWNED  OR  USED,  OR  BOTH,  BY  THE  AUTHORITY  OR  ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN
  CONNECTION WITH SUCH BUS, SUBWAY, AND TRAIN OPERATIONS.
    (B) SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE  TABULATIONS,  ONE
  RELATING  TO  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE  AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ONE
  RELATING TO PASSENGERS AND OTHER  NON-EMPLOYEES.  EACH  SUCH  TABULATION
  SHALL  SET  FORTH  THE  NUMBER  OF INJURIES OR DEATHS, THE CATEGORIES OF
  CAUSES OR ALLEGED CAUSES OF SUCH INJURIES AND DEATHS,  AND  THE  GENERAL
  LOCATIONS  WHERE  SUCH  INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, SUCH REPORT
  SHALL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO AVOID OR REDUCE THE FREQUENCY  OF  SUCH
  INJURIES.
    3.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SUBSID-
  IARY" SHALL INCLUDE THE NEW YORK CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY,  LONG  ISLAND
  RAIL  ROAD, LONG ISLAND BUS SERVICE, AND METRO-NORTH RAILROAD, INCLUDING
  THEIR SUBSIDIARIES.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.