Committee on Public Safety holds joint oversight hearing on school safety and crossing guard operations; considers two local laws and a resolution
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On April 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety, chaired by Oswald J. Feliz and meeting jointly with the Committee on Education in Council Chambers - City Hall, conducted an oversight hearing on school safety and crossing guard operations and considered Int. 0457-2026, Int. 0788-2026, and Res. 0392-2026. Members Feliz, Ariola, Banks, Encarnación, Gutiérrez, Hankerson, Nurse, Sanchez and Wong were present; Council Member Kamillah Hanks was absent. Several other Council members attended. The minutes record committee actions for each listed item (see key decisions).
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- T2026-1565 (Oversight - Examining School Safety and Crossing Guard Operations at DOE Schools): Hearing held; oversight filed by committee.
- Int 0457-2026 (Local Law — reporting on crossing guard deployment): Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Int 0788-2026 (Local Law — requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel): Report required; hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Res 0392-2026 (Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S.9274/A.10381, the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act): Hearing held; laid over by committee.
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Committee on Public Safety
Jointly with the Committee on Education
Agenda
- Oversight - Examining School Safety and Crossing Guard Operations at DOE Schools.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on crossing guard deployment.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel
- Jointly with the Committee on Education
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to Pass and the Governor to Sign, S.9274/A.10381, also known as the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act
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- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to Pass and the Governor to Sign, S.9274/A.10381, also known as the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on crossing guard deployment.
- Oversight - Examining School Safety and Crossing Guard Operations at DOE Schools.
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