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NY A00067
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Abbate
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AI Summary
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Requires the State Consumer Protection Board's Executive Director to develop, implement, and maintain a public awareness and education program on bicycle theft prevention in conjunction with the Division of State Police and in consultation with the NYPD and NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.
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Mandates the Executive Director produce and distribute educational materials covering proper methods for parking and locking bicycles, benefits of bicycle registration, and procedures for reporting bicycle theft, with materials made available to law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, community groups, and municipalities.
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Requires the Board to post educational materials on its internet website and periodically review available data on bicycle theft to update prevention information.
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Directs the Board to issue a written report by April 1 following the law's effective date to the Governor, Senate President, and Assembly Speaker detailing implementation and recommendations for furthering the program's purposes.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program; provides that the director shall produce & distribute educational materials and must be made available to law enforcement authorities; provides that the board shall issue report by next April 1 and shall periodically review available data on bike theft and municipal efforts to reduce such.
Last Action
referred to consumer affairs and protection
1/5/2011