Authorizes federal fingerprint background checks for certain MTA and New York transit authority applicants for employment.

The bill authorizes the Manhattan and Bronx surface transit operating authority, a subsidiary of the New York City Transit Authority, to require applicants for employment in safety-sensitive positions to undergo state and national criminal history record checks. When required, applicants must submit their fingerprints to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, which may also submit them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.

Authorizes federal fingerprint background checks for certain MTA and New York transit authority applicants for employment.

The bill authorizes the Manhattan and Bronx surface transit operating authority, a subsidiary of the New York City Transit Authority, to require applicants for employment in safety-sensitive positions to undergo state and national criminal history record checks. When required, applicants must submit their fingerprints to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, which may also submit them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.