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Council business - Various legislation
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Speaker Adams presents various pieces of legislation for the council to vote on, covering a wide range of topics and initiatives.
- Introduces resolutions and bills related to public health services, youth representation, identity theft prevention, waste management, and sexual abuse reporting in corrections
- Highlights legislation addressing voter confidentiality for domestic violence survivors and legal services information for families involved with child protective services
- Acknowledges staff members who contributed to the preparation of these legislative items
Adrienne E. Adams
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Today we'll also vote on the following pieces of legislation, a pre considered resolution sponsored by council member Lynn Schulman calling on the New York State Legislature to pass on the governor to sign A2605, S4801, relating to restoring the state aid reimbursement rate to no less than 35% for identified core public health services provided by a municipality in New York City.
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We thank our staff members Christopher Pepe, Sarah Sucher, and Joshua Newman.
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Introduction seven ninety four a sponsored by council member Althea Stevens would require that appointments or recommendation for youth board members be made with best efforts to ensure that appointees have demonstrated relevant experience in the area of youth welfare.
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Additionally, this bill would require that to the extent practicable at least three members of the youth board be between the ages of 16 to 24 to ensure actual youth representation on the board.
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We thank our staff member Christina Yelamati.
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Introduction eleven oh one a sponsored by council member Youssef Salaam would require the NYPD to publish information on its website to help the public understand what constitutes identity theft and how to report it.
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The department would also be required to train officers on responding to and investigating reports of suspected identity theft.
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Thank you to our staff members Josh Kingsley and Chad Benjamin.
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Resolution five sixty one, sponsored by council member Crystal Hudson, would call on the New York state legislature to pass and the governor to sign legislation to create a statewide public guardianship system to address current inequities and deficits and to safeguard vulnerable New Yorkers in need of protected arrangements.
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Introduction ten ninety two a, also sponsored by council member Hudson, would require the Department for the Aging in consultation with the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to develop printed and digital informational materials to educate older adults about internet scams, phone scams, phishing scams, financial literacy, and end of life preparation.
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In addition to posting a digital version of the materials on their website, DFTA would be required to distribute the materials to homebound older adults and ensure older adult centers distribute them in their facilities.
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Thank you to our staff members Christopher Pepe, Chloe Rivera, Julia Goldsmith Pinkham, Christie Dwyer, and Simul Hamid.
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Introduction eleven twenty six a, also sponsored by council member Salaam, would require the Department of Sanitation or another administering agency to distribute official NYC waste bins to owners of eligible buildings, which include those with up to two dwelling units where the building owner is enrolled in a New York Star or enhanced star tax benefit program.
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This bill would also require DSNY to establish a program to reimburse owners of eligible buildings who purchased official NYC waste bin on or before 08/01/2026.
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Introduction four ninety eight a sponsored by council member Shada Breu would require DSNY to collect organic waste from community gardens upon request.
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Community gardens would be able to make such requests through an online application portal.
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Thank you to our staff members Morgan Barrett, Ricky Chawla, and Dirk Spencer.
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Introduction ten sixty one a sponsored by council member Farrah Lewis would amend the Department of Corrections semi annual reports on alleged incidents and investigations of sexual harassment and abuse to require a unique identification number for each alleged incident.
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It would also require DOC to provide a justification for not reporting any substantiated allegations to a district attorney's office.
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Thank you to our staff members Natalie Meltzer, Josh Kingsley, and Jeremy Whiteman.
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Introduction five sixty five a sponsored by council member Gail Brewer would require the campaign finance board in consultation with the board of elections and the office to win domestic and gender based violence to develop guidance on the procedures under the New York state election law for making a voter record confidential and for voting by special ballot.
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The bill would also require ENDGBV to distribute that guidance to family justice centers and to provide survivors with information on how to get assistance in preparing and submitting written statements to the board of elections to make their voter records confidential or establish their eligibility to vote by special ballot.
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Thank you to our staff members Jay Ossery Ganapathi, Erica Cohen, and Rachel Cordero.
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And introduction 9B sponsored by deputy speaker Diana Ayala, would require the administration for children's services to provide information about legal services for parents or guardians after ACS makes contact with them for the first time at the onset of an ACS child protective investigation or an ACS child protective response.
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Thank you to our staff member Christina Yelamati.
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Thank you all for your attention.
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I turn it back over to into your capable hands, madam majority leader.