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Council Member Yusef Salaam introduces Intro 532-A on expanding security guard reimbursement for schools
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Council Member Yusef Salaam, chair of the committee on public safety, introduces Intro 532-A, sponsored by Council Member Justin Brennan. The legislation amends Local Law 2 of 2016, expanding a program that reimburses non-public schools for security guard costs.
- The bill lowers the eligibility threshold from 300 to 150 students
- It includes certain charter schools not co-located in existing public school buildings
- The expansion aims to cover more schools in the security guard reimbursement program
Yusef Salaam
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Good morning.
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I'm council member Busef Salaam, chair to the committee on public safety.
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Today, the committee will be voting on intro number 532 a, sponsored by council member Justin Brennan.
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This legislation amends local law 2 of 2016, which establishes a city program to provide reimbursement to non public schools for costs related to employing security guards.
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Currently, only non public schools with more than 300 students are eligible to participate in the program.
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Intro number 532 a would expand the program to cover more schools.
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Firstly, the threshold of eligibility will be lowered to include schools with 150 or more students.
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The program will also be expanded to include certain charter schools that are not colocated in an existing public school building.