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NY S01287
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tony Avella
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AI Summary
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Creates the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise on safety issues in the construction industry and propose changes to rules, regulations, licensing, enforcement, and training.
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Task force shall consist of at least 38 members including the mayor (as chair), city department commissioners, state labor commissioner, 10 labor union representatives, 10 industry representatives, 2 immigrant advocacy representatives, 2 workplace safety advocates, and 3 members from the NYC AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trade Council.
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Task force must meet at least quarterly and produce an annual report to the mayor, city council, governor, senate president, assembly speaker, and both legislative minority leaders that includes construction site accident and injury statistics compiled by county and project size.
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Task force members serve without compensation but may receive reimbursement for necessary and actual expenses incurred in performing their duties.
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Act takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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
1/3/2018