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Council Member Farah Louis introduces legislation for committee vote
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Council Member Farah Louis, chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, introduces several pieces of legislation and resolutions to be voted on by the committee. The legislation covers topics such as maternal mortality and morbidity, lactation room accommodation policies, parenting resources, and Medicaid reimbursement for doula services.
- Two local laws sponsored by Louis herself: Intro 891-A on maternal mortality and morbidity review, and Intro 892-A on lactation room accommodation policies
- Two local laws sponsored by Council Member Gutierrez: Intro 912-B on parenting resource materials and Intro 869-A on parental mental health resources
- Two resolutions: Resolution 133-2024 on Medicaid reimbursement for doula services, and Resolution 293-2024 on addressing the maternal morbidity crisis in Brooklyn and the Bronx
Farah Louis
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Good morning.
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My name is Sarah Lewis.
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I'm the chair of the committee on Women agenda Equity.
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Today, the committee will vote on several pieces of legislation First, I am proud to sponsor both proposed intros891a, a local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to information about the maternal mortality and morbidity review.
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And proposed intro 892 a a local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to written, lactation room accommodation policies.
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We will also be voting on council member Gutierrez proposed intro 912b, a local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to requiring the Department of Health And Mental Hygiene to to to develop and distribute parenting resource materials to parents and Guardians of newborn children.
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And council member Gutierrez proposed intro 869a, a local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to Outreach.
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And education regarding parental, mental health resources.
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Additionally, we will be voting on 2 resolutions today.
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Resolution number 133a dash 2024 sponsored by councilmen in a resolution calling on the on the New York State legislature to pass and the governor to sign legislation to increase Medicaid reimbursement to cover 8 pre and post NATO visits as well as delivery support by doulas.
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And finally, resolution 293 dash 2024, sponsored by counsel Miss Stevens, which is a resolution calling upon the New York state legislature to pass, and the governor to sign s.289aaanda.4017a, the Chisholm Chance Act, which would establish a plan to address the several address the several maternal or morbidity crisis in the Brooklyn, in Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
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Now I invite councilor Momenon to provide remarks on her legislation.
