S1388A-2011 Actions

• 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

S1388A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1388A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the
"MTA safety data reporting act"

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.

S1388A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 1388--A
 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 -
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
 recommitted to said committee
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the
 "MTA safety data reporting act"
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "MTA safety data reporting act".
 

S 2. 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.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04136-05-1
 
       S. 1388--A                          2
 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
 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 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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