Bill Text: NY K00911 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2020, as Crossing Guard Appreciation Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-10 - adopted [K00911 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00911-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 911

BY: M. of A. Miller MG

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  2020,  as  Crossing Guard Appreciation Month in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS, Approximately 20,000 children under the age  of  14  suffer
from motor vehicle-related pedestrian injuries every year, and more than
half of those injuries require hospitalization; and

  WHEREAS,  Many  of  these  injuries could be avoided if children had
proper road-safety education and did not choose to cross streets or  use
intersections unsupervised; and

  WHEREAS,  Crossing  Guards  are  a  vital  and  integral part of our
educational system and of the daily lives of  children  all  across  the
great State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,   Crossing  Guards  are  responsible  for  safely  crossing
children both prior to and at the conclusion of each school day; and

  WHEREAS, Parents and schools entrust Crossing Guards with the  lives
and   well-being   of  their  children;  the  Crossing  Guard's  primary
responsibility is to see that elementary school age children  cross  the
street  in  marked  crosswalks  and in a manner which provides for their
maximum safety; and

  WHEREAS, Crossing Guards also instruct children on how  to  cross  a
street safely when they are alone or an adult is not available to assist
them, whether there is or is not a crossing light; and

  WHEREAS,  Crossing  Guards  do  an  outstanding  job  of  protecting
children from the hazards of crossing the  street,  including  the  busy
intersections  of  the State's largest and busiest cities, including New
York City; and

  WHEREAS, Crossing Guards are  a  welcome  and  familiar  part  of  a
child's  day;  many know the name of every child who walks through their
station, as well as the names of their parents or caretakers; and

  WHEREAS, With great pride, the Crossing Guards  of  New  York  State
have  maintained  a  perfect  record  of  crossing  children to and from
school, in all types of weather, during the school year; and

  WHEREAS, It  is  fitting  and  proper  to  acknowledge  and  express
appreciation  for  the  labors  of  these  dedicated  individuals  whose
contribution to  the  protection  of  our  children,  though  not  often
recognized, is significant; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  to warmly
acknowledge, commend and salute the Crossing Guards of  New  York  State
for  their  devotion  to  and  care  of  our children, our most precious
resource, throughout the year; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2020, as Crossing
Guard Appreciation Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York.