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NY S07287

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/2/2012

Primary Sponsor

Tony Avella

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on safety issues in the construction industry and propose changes to rules, regulations, licensing requirements, enforcement, and training
  • Task force consists of at least 38 members including the mayor (as chair), seven city commissioners, the state labor commissioner, representatives from labor unions, building owners, contractors, immigrant advocacy organizations, and workplace safety advocacy organizations
  • Task force must meet at least quarterly and produce annual reports to the mayor, city council, governor, state senate president, assembly speaker, and minority leaders of both chambers
  • Annual reports must include statistics on accidents and injuries occurring on construction sites, compiled by county and by project size
  • Task force members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for necessary and actual expenses

Legislative Description

Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on issues related to safety in the construction industry in New York city and to propose changes in rules and regulations, licensing requirements, enforcement, training and any other issue concerning safety in the construction industry; provides for not less than thirty-eight members; requires that a report be issued annually to the mayor of the city of New York, the New York city council, governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly; requires such report to include, but not be limited to, statistics on accidents and injuries occurring on construction sites.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CITIES

5/2/2012

Committee Referrals

Cities5/2/2012

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