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Voting on legislation covering public service announcements, education, and street resurfacing
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Speaker Adams presents several pieces of legislation for voting, covering a range of topics including public service announcements, education, and street resurfacing. These bills aim to improve various aspects of city services and information dissemination.
- Introduction 138-A: Requiring public service announcements in American Sign Language
- Introduction 646-A: Expanding reporting requirements for Next Generation 911 implementation
- Introduction 432 and 1057-A: Improving information distribution about after-school programs and journalism courses in schools
- Introduction 552-A and 1160-A: Setting requirements for DOT street resurfacing work coordination and timelines
Adrienne E. Adams
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Today, we will also vote on the following pieces of legislation.
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Introduction one thirty eight a, sponsored by majority whip, Silvina Brooks Powers, would require the establishment of a program to provide public service announcements in American sign language with accompanying captions for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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These announcements would be displays on advertising structures such as Link NYC kiosks.
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Introduction six forty six a sponsored by council member Kevin Riley would expand the reporting requirements for the implementation of next generation nine one one, a system that allows for the transfer of digital information from the public to the city's nine one one system.
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Thank you to our staff staff members Irene Bychovsky, Eric Brown, and Brad Reed.
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Introduction four thirty two sponsored by council member Perian Sanchez would require the Department of Education in consultation with the Education to distribute information about after school programs to students.
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Introduction ten fifty seven a sponsored by council member Rita Joseph would require the DOE to issue an annual report on journalism courses and clubs and student publications available at each DOE high school during the previous school year.
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High schools would also be required to distribute information to students regarding the availability of journalism clubs and student publications at the beginning of the school year.
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We thank our staff member, not, Nadia Jean Francois.
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Introduction five fifty two a sponsored by council member Justin Brannen would require the Department of Transportation to coordinate with all relevant entities, including utility companies, when performing resurfacing work.
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It would also require DOT to complete resurfacing work within fifteen business days after the completion of milling work where practicable.
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If the work cannot be done within this time, DOT would be required to post a notice on its website and provide email notice to the affected community board explaining why additional time is needed and the new expected date of completion.
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And introduction 11:60 a, sponsored by council member Brannon, DOT to ensure that all pavement markings or temporary markings are installed on a street within five days, five business days after the street is resurfaced.
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We thank our staff members, Mark Chen, Kevin Kotowski, John Basile, and Elliot Heisler.
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Next, we're voting on two bills that stem from my 2024 state of the city address to strengthen deed theft prevention.