2019

L.L. 2019/007

Enactment date: 12/29/2018  

Int. No. 744-A

By Council Members Borelli, Ampry-Samuel, Brannan, Kallos, Holden and Levin

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to report on emergency medical services divisions and stations

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed 5 years after it becomes law.

L.L. 2019/010

Enactment date: 12/29/2018  

Int. No. 1069-A

By Council Members Levine, Torres, Lander, Levin, Gjonaj, Diaz, Holden, Yeger, Kallos, Adams, Cohen and Constantinides

A Local Law in relation to debt owed by owners of medallions

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Medallion owner debt review.

   a.   The taxi and limousine commission or another agency or office designated by the mayor shall request and collect information from owners of medallions relating to the amount of debt owed by such owners. No later than December 1, 2019, the commission or another agency or office designated by the mayor shall issue a report to the council and the mayor detailing the information it has compiled relating to debt owed by owners of medallions.

   b.   Following submission of the report as required by subdivision a of section 1 of this local law, the commission shall review and consider the information it has compiled, if any, relating to debt owed by owners of medallions. The commission or an agency or office designated by the mayor shall consider actions to assist owners of medallions who owe debt relating to such medallions that may include, but not be limited to, the following:

      1.   Providing technical assistance to medallion owners;

      2.   Identifying organizations that may offer assistance, including financial assistance, to medallion owners; and

      3.   Setting limits on the terms or amount of medallion financing.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed 1 year after the submission of the report required by subdivision a of section 1 of this local law.

L.L. 2019/013

Enactment date: 1/11/2019  

Int. No. 755-A

By Council Members Eugene, Kallos, Rosenthal, Chin, Cumbo and Levin

A Local Law in relation to requiring the equal employment practices commission to analyze and report annually on citywide racial and ethnic classification underutilization

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. City agency racial and ethnic underutilization assessment and reporting.

   a.   In furtherance of local, state and federal equal employment requirements and objectives, the equal employment practices commission shall conduct a citywide analysis of racial and ethnic classification underutilization and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and to make available to the public, a report containing its findings and recommendations.

   b.   Data collection. The commission shall obtain from the office of data analytics the report it shall publish pursuant to subchapter 7 of chapter 1 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as well as directly from city agencies, including the department of citywide administrative services, any information necessary to comply with the assessment and reporting requirements of this section, other than information that is required by law to be kept confidential, or is privileged as attorney-client communications, attorney work product or material prepared for litigation.

   c.   Reporting. The commission shall issue a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council no later than February 15, 2021, and no later than February 15 annually thereafter, and shall make such report available to the public. Such report shall include, but not be limited to the following:

      (1)   information identifying the racial and ethnic groups underutilized, disaggregated by agency, and aggregate, citywide results. If a racial or ethnic category to be reported with respect to a job category in an agency contains between 0 and 5 individuals, or contains an amount that would allow another category that contains between 0 and 5 individuals to be deduced, the number shall be replaced with a symbol, or shall be subject to some other form of data suppression;

      (2)   information regarding previously issued correction action plans or determinations of non-compliance related to underutilization;

      (3)   recommendations for correcting underutilization, disaggregated by agency and by underutilized group;

      (4)   recommendations regarding how the collection of racial and ethnic classification data of city employees, based on a review of the city's racial and ethnic classification categories and an assessment of whether such categories accurately capture the racial and ethnic composition of the city's government workforce, including a review of employee response rates to racial and ethnic classification questions;

      (5)   recommendations for strengthening agency affirmative employment plan oversight and enforcement, including funding recommendations; and

      (6)   recommendations for citywide corrective actions, including legislative, regulatory and budgetary changes, to address:

         (a)   chronic or systemic underutilization;

         (b)   reach citywide affirmative employment objectives; and

         (c)   increase diversity in the recruitment, selection, retention and promotion of city employees.

   d.   All city agencies shall cooperate with the commission and provide information and assistance as requested; provided, however, no information that is otherwise required to be provided pursuant to this section shall be disclosed in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of employee information.

§ 2. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to reporting of pay and employment equity data, as proposed in introduction number 633-A for the year 2018, takes effect, and is deemed repealed ten years after it becomes law.

L.L. 2019/017

Enactment date: 1/11/2019  

Int. No. 1174-A

By Council Members Treyger, Ampry-Samuel, Rose, Grodenchik, Chin, Kallos, Rosenthal, Gibson, Barron, King, Lander, Rodriguez, Brannan, Deutsch, Cumbo and Levin

A Local Law in relation to the creation of a fair student funding task force

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Fair student funding task force.

   a.   Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

      English language learner. The term "English language learner" means a student with limited English proficiency as defined in section 154-1.2 of title 8 of the official compilation of the codes, rules and regulations of the state of New York or any successor regulations.

      School. The term "school" means a school of the city school district of the city of New York.

      Students in temporary housing. The term "students in temporary housing" has the same meaning as that of the term "homeless children and youths" as defined in subsection 2 of section 11434a of title 42 of the United States code, provided that such individuals are enrolled in a school.

      Students living in poverty. The term "students living in poverty" means meeting the poverty threshold established by the New York city center for economic opportunity or its successor as required by section 16 of the New York city charter.

      Students with disabilities. The term "students with disabilities" has the same meaning as defined in section 4401 of the education law.

   b.   By April 1, 2019, the mayor shall establish a task force to review the fair student funding formula used by the department of education to determine school funding.

   c.   The task force shall include the following members or their designees:

      1.   The chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York;

      2.   At least one representative from a community district education council, as established pursuant to section 2590-c of the education law, from each borough;

      3.   One representative who shall be a member of a union representing teachers, and one representative who shall be a member of a union representing principals;

      4.   At least one parent of a student enrolled in a school;

      5.   The speaker of the council; and

      6.   At least five advocates who specialize in working with vulnerable student populations including, but not limited to students with disabilities, English language learners, students in temporary housing, and students living in poverty.

   d.   One member shall be designated as chairperson by the mayor after consultation with the speaker of the council.

   e.   The task force shall consult with interested members of the public, including but not limited to parents of students currently enrolled in schools.

   f.   The task force shall consider and make recommendations relating to the categories, types of students, grade levels, and weights for funding allocations to meet the instructional needs of students citywide.

   g.   No later than September 30, 2019, the task force shall submit a report to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York and post on the department of education's website the results of its review and recommendations pursuant to this section.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed upon the submission of the report required by section 1 of this local law.

L.L. 2019/018

Enactment date: 1/20/2019  

Int. No. 633-A

By Council Members Cumbo, the Public Advocate (Ms. James), and Council Members Miller, Rosenthal, Koslowitz, Rose, Adams, Gibson, Kallos, Constantinides, Lander, Van Bramer, Powers, Cabrera, Ampry-Samuel, Rivera, Torres, Lancman, Levin, Brannan, Treyger, Cohen, King, Moya, Williams, Eugene, Barron and Ulrich

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting of pay and employment equity data

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative intent and findings. The council finds that it should be the policy of this city to pursue the establishment of equitable compensation relationships between female-dominated, male-dominated, and other segregated titles to eliminate pay disparities in public employment citywide. Pay disparities within the city workforce threaten the terms, conditions and privileges of city employment. Such disparities can exist based on gender, race or other protected category enumerated in the city of New York's human rights law. The council hereby finds and declares that in order to find and eliminate pay disparities in public employment citywide, it is necessary for the council, pursuant to the charter of the city of New York, to exercise its powers of investigation and oversight over city agencies through access to and analysis of such agencies' pay and employment data. The council, through its committee system will provide an avenue for public engagement on the issue of pay disparity within the city workforce. The council through its committee system and legislative division will provide for the release of findings and analysis on pay disparity.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 4. This local law takes effect immediately.