REMARKS
Overview of various legislation
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Council Member Adrienne Adams presents several pieces of legislation covering a wide range of topics, including school bus safety, recognition of Shirley Chisholm, electrical code updates, pet shop regulations, DOE reporting, cannabis complaints, and domestic violence shelter reporting.
- Resolutions 250 and 280 address school bus safety and Shirley Chisholm Day, respectively
- Multiple introductions (436-A, 1018-A, 515-A, 557-B, 981-A, 1070-A, 1071-A) cover various city regulations and reporting requirements
- Legislation spans topics from electrical codes to cannabis retailer complaints and domestic violence shelter exits
Adrienne Adams
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Today we will also vote on the following pieces of legislation.
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Resolution 250 sponsored by council member Kevin Riley, would call on the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign legislation that would require all school buses operating within the state regardless of seating capacity to have a stop arm on each side and to prohibit any school buses from operating if do if they do not have functioning stop arms.
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We thank our staff member Chloe Rivera.
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Resolution 280 sponsored by council member Farrah Lewis would designate November 30th annually as Shirley Chisholm day in the city of New York to recognize her contributions as an educator, activist, and elected official.
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Chisholm became the first black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives representing the New York's 12th congressional district for 7 terms from 1969 to 1983, during which time she was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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In 1972, she became the 1st black candidate to seek a major party's presidential nomination, and the first woman to run for the Democratic party's nomination.
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We thank our staff member, William Diori.
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Proposed introduction 436 a sponsored by council member Perina Sanchez would update update the New York City electrical code by adopting the standards of the 2020 national code with certain amendments based on unique conditions within the city.
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It would also incorporate the New York City electrical code into the city's construction codes to better align the requirements for electricians for those, with those for other trades licensed by the Department of Buildings.
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We thank our staff member, Austin Malone.
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Introduction 10 18 a sponsored by council member Justin Brannen would confirm the city's pet shop laws to state law, amending local law to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops.
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On November 15th 20, 24, New York state law prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats in retail pet shops will take effect.
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We thank our staff members Nick Connell, Julia Goldsmith Pinkham, Christopher Pepe, Sarah Sutcher, and Manur Butts.
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Introduction 515 a sponsored by council member Brannon would improve existing Department of Education reporting on the number of transportation employees to include the type of training employees have completed, including training specific to supporting students with disabilities, employee route assignments, general or special education, and whether those employees accompany students on school bus routes.
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We thank our staff member Nadia Jean Francois.
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Introduction 557 b sponsored by council member Gail Brewer would require the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation to create a specific three one one category for complaints related to unlicensed cannabis retailers.
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OTI would implement and maintain through its three one one customer service center the capability for the public to file a complaint under the category of unlicensed cannabis retailer, including on its website, mobile device platforms, and any other platform on which the center routinely utilizes categories to sort complaints.
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We thank our staff member, Nicole Khattah, Stephanie Ali, Sarah Swain, Mike Toomey, and David Seitzer.
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Introduction 981 a, sponsored by council member Brewer, would update existing reporting relating to the city's inspection and enforcement of unlicensed sellers of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products, and illicit cannabis.
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Specifically, the legislation would incorporate new reporting relating to the expanded local authority to conduct inspections and enforcement of state cannabis law and provide an increased details to the outcomes of each inspection conducted by city agencies.
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We thank our staff member Nicole Kata, Josh Kingsley, Mike Toomey, and David Seitzer.
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Introduction 10 70 a sponsored by deputy speaker Diana Ayala would amend the current reporting requirements on exist, on on exits from domestic violence shelters, which currently only includes information about domestic violence emergency shelter exits to additionally require reporting on domestic violence tier 2 shelter exits.
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Introduction 1071 a, also sponsored by deputy speaker Ayala, would amend the existing reporting requirements regarding applications for multi agency emergency housing assistance to additionally include reporting on referrals to HRA domestic violence shelters disaggregated by household type and source of referral.
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This bill would also require reporting on transfers between city administered facility systems and exits from HRA administered domestic violence shelters, including domestic violence emergency shelters and domestic violence tier 2 shelters.
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Introduction 10 18 a sponsored by council member Justin Brennan.
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Oh, we did that one.
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Okeydoke.
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We thank our staff member for, 1071 a.
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We thank our staff member Sahar Moazami.
