L.L. 2019/216

Enactment date: 12/15/2019  

Int. No. 550-A

By Council Members Levine, Perkins, Chin, Kallos, Lander, Louis, Barron, Ayala, Vallone, Levin and Rosenthal

A Local Law in relation to a housing lottery system report

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. No later than January 1, 2021, the department of housing preservation and development shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report providing details about the housing lottery systems used by such department for the selection of tenants to fill affordable housing units in affordable housing developments during the period between January 1, 2014 until the submission date of such report. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, a summary of implementation challenges, the procedures set forth by such department to screen and select tenants, the procedures for accepting and processing paper and other non-electronic applications, the procedures for populating waiting lists including the procedures for incorporating paper and other non-electronic applications into waiting lists, a summary of technical difficulties with the online housing lottery system application portal reported to such department and common substantiated applicant complaints about the selection process. In preparing such report, such department may consult with interested members of the public and stakeholders who have knowledge about affordable housing and affordable housing lotteries to ensure that the report required by this section is adequately comprehensive.

§ 2. No later than January 1, 2023, and every two years thereafter, the department of housing preservation and development shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report providing details about amendments to the housing lottery systems used by such department for the selection of tenants to fill affordable housing units in affordable housing developments during the immediately preceding reporting period. The information included in such report shall include, but need not be limited to, a summary of implementation challenges, the procedures set forth by such department to screen and select tenants, the procedures for accepting and processing paper and other non-electronic applications, the procedures for populating waiting lists including the procedures for incorporating paper and other non-electronic applications into waiting lists, a summary of technical difficulties with the online housing lottery system application portal reported to such department and common substantiated applicant complaints about the selection process. In preparing such report, such department may consult with interested members of the public and stakeholders who have knowledge about affordable housing and affordable housing lotteries to ensure that the report required by this section is adequately comprehensive.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2019/221

Enactment date: 12/15/2019  

Int. No. 1361-B

By Council Members Levine, Rosenthal, Holden, Cohen, Kallos, Ampry-Samuel, Ayala, Louis, Vallone, Levin and Eugene

A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on the occurrence of diabetes and diabetes-related health problems and develop a plan to reduce diabetes-related health problems

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. No later than December 1, 2020, and every 6 months thereafter, the department of health and mental hygiene shall complete a study of diabetes-related health problems in the city and shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on such department's website, a report disclosing the following information for the previous 6 months:

   1.   The number of diabetes-related lower-extremity-including foot and toe-amputations, the rate of such amputations per 100,000 adults, and the rate of such amputations per 1,000 adults with diabetes;

   2.   The prevalence of depression among adults with diabetes;

   3.   The number of new and cumulative cases of treated diabetes-related end stage renal disease and the rate per 1,000 adults with diabetes;

   4.   Data on A1C test results, including adults with diabetes with A1Cs of 9 or more from the New York city A1C registry; and

   5.   The number of adults with diabetes and the proportion of such number to the general population.

§ 2. All information reported pursuant to this local law shall be disaggregated by geographic area, demographic characteristics and type of diabetes, where such data is available, provided that information included in the report required by section one of this local law shall maintain the confidentiality of any individual included in such data.

§ 3. No later than December 1, 2021, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene shall develop and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a comprehensive report of the results of the cumulative studies required by section one of this local law. Such comprehensive report shall include recommendations to reduce diabetes-related health problems and a plan to implement the department's recommendations.

§ 4. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on June 1, 2022.

L.L. 2019/225

Enactment date: 12/15/2019  

Int. No. 1552-B

By Council Members Rivera, the Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Rosenthal, Kallos, Lander, Powers, Louis, Levin, Eugene and Rose

A Local Law in relation to creating district diversity working groups

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. District diversity working groups.

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

      Community school district. The term "community school district" has the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision 2 of section 2590-a of the education law.

      Department. The term "department" means the New York city department of education.

   b.   The mayor shall establish a working group, for every community school district, to develop recommendations and a plan to foster and increase school diversity, according to the timeframe set forth in subdivision k of this local law. Each working group shall consist of at least 13 members. Members of each working group shall be appointed by the mayor, and shall include teachers from elementary and middle schools from the respective community school district who are currently employed by the department; principals from such district who are currently employed by the department; parents of students attending public schools in such district; students currently enrolled in public middle schools in such district; at least one representative of the community district education council within such district and the superintendent, or superintendent's designee, with jurisdiction over such district.

   c.   For each working group, the mayor shall appoint a department representative to serve as a co-facilitator.

   d.   Each working group may, at such working group's discretion, select a community based organization, from a list established by the mayor, to serve as a co-facilitator.

   e.   No member shall be removed except for cause by the appointing authority. In the event of a vacancy during the term of an appointed member, a successor shall be selected in the same manner as the original appointment.

   f.   Membership on a working group shall not constitute holding of a public office, and members of a working group shall not be required to take or file oaths of office before serving on a working group. Each member of a working group shall serve without compensation.

   g.   No later than 3 months after the establishment of each working group, such working group shall be required to hold at least 1 public hearing to solicit public comment and recommendations on improving diversity in schools within the respective community school district. Each working group shall also create a website to solicit public comment and recommendations.

   h.   The mayor may designate 1 or more agencies to provide staffing and other administrative support to each working group.

   i.   Each working group shall examine the issue of school diversity in its respective community school district and develop recommendations and a plan to foster and increase school diversity. Areas to be examined shall include, but are not limited to: admissions policies, transfer trends, language access, gifted and talented programs, screened programs and student transportation.

   j.   No later than 2 years after the establishment of a working group, such working group shall submit a report of its findings, recommendations and plan required pursuant to subdivision i of this local law to the mayor, chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York and the speaker of the council. Such report shall also include (i) an estimate of costs associated with implementation of such plan and (ii) if such working group chose not to have a community based organization co-facilitate pursuant to subdivision d of this local law, an explanation why a co-facilitator was not necessary.

   k.   No later than 5 years after the effective date of this local law, the mayor shall have established a working group in every community school district as required by subdivision b of this local law, except as provided in subdivision l of this local law.

   l.   The mayor shall not be required to establish a working group required by subdivision b of this local law in any community school district that has (i) created a plan to foster and increase school diversity within the 3 years prior to the effective date of this local law or (ii) has voluntarily engaged with the department to establish a working group to foster and increase school diversity as of the effective date of this local law. No later than 2 years after the effective date of this local law, the mayor shall submit to the speaker of the council a report on the activities and recommendations of such working groups.

   m.   All reports required by this local law shall be posted on the department's website.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed upon issuance of all reports required by section one of this local law.

L.L. 2019/228

Enactment date: 12/16/2019  

Int. No. 1362-A

By Council Members Levine, Cohen, Powers, Lander, Rosenthal, Rivera, Ayala, Chin, Cabrera, Gibson, Reynoso, King, Brannan, Koo, Rodriguez, Koslowitz, Dromm, Espinal, Grodenchik, Menchaca, Adams, Constantinides, Maisel, Holden, Louis, Treyger, Moya, Van Bramer, Kallos, Torres and Eugene

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes and flavored e-liquids and conducting outreach regarding the availability of smoking cessation services

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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§ 11. Outreach and education regarding the availability of smoking cessation services. The department of health and mental hygiene shall conduct a public information and outreach campaign to educate the public regarding the availability of smoking cessation services in New York city. Such campaign shall be conducted in conjunction with other agencies, including but not limited to the department of education and the department of consumer affairs, and shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the availability of free or low-cost smoking cessation medication and services.

§ 12. This local law takes effect on the first day of the month next succeeding the one hundred eightieth day after it becomes law, provided that the department of consumer affairs, the department of finance and the department of health and mental hygiene may take such measures as are necessary for implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such date, and except that section eleven of this local law shall take effect 90 days after it becomes law.