STATE OF NEW YORK
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435
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. JOHN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
MILLMAN, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to training for
conductors and motor persons of the metropolitan transportation
authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1266-i to read as follows:
3 § 1266-i. Emergency training for conductors and motor persons. 1. Any
4 person who works as a conductor or motor person for an entity that is
5 subject to the provisions of this title is required to successfully
6 complete at least eight hours of training annually in evacuation proce-
7 dures for emergency situations.
8 2. The commissioner of transportation shall establish the guidelines
9 regarding what information must be included in such training classes.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
11 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, provided,
12 however, that effective immediately the commissioner of transportation
13 shall create the curriculum for the training classes required pursuant
14 to section one of this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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