L.L. 2016/161

Enactment date: 12/6/2016  

Int. No. 1138-A

By Council Members Barron, Chin, Dickens, Dromm, Rose, Cohen, Williams, Cornegy, Kallos, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Richards, Palma, Lander, Levin, Vallone, Lancman, Gentile and the Public Advocate (Ms. James)

A Local Law to establish a task force on affordability, admissions, and graduation rates at the City University of New York

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Task force on affordability, admissions, and graduation rates at the City University of New York.

   a.   There is hereby established a temporary task force to examine ways to increase affordability and admission to the City University of New York, including the feasibility of eliminating tuition at the University and, to the extent appropriate, develop recommendations for addressing such matters.

   b.   The task force shall be composed of 13 members, who shall include:

      1.   the public advocate, or their designee;

      2.   the speaker of the city council or their designee;

      3.   seven members as appointed by the mayor, including one member who shall represent faculty of the City University of New York, one member who is a non-student member of the board of trustees of the City University of New York, one member with expertise in the finance and management of public institutions of higher education, one member with expertise in improving student performance in higher education, one member with expertise in management and budgetary operations, one member who shall represent advocacy organizations with relevant experience in improving college affordability and admissions, and one additional member; and

      4.   four members, as appointed by the speaker of the city council, including one member who shall represent students at the City University of New York, one member who shall represent advocacy organizations with relevant experience in improving college affordability and access, one member who has expertise in state and municipal budgeting and finance, and one additional member.

   c.   All members shall be appointed within 90 days of the enactment of this local law. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation and shall meet no less than three times before the task force is required to issue a report. Members of the task force shall also meet when deemed necessary by the chair or upon the written request of at least three members of the task force, provided that no meeting of the task force shall be held without at least 30 days' notice to the members of the task force. No member of the task force shall be removed except for cause and upon notice and hearing by the appropriate appointing official.

   d.   Upon appointment of all members, the task force shall elect a chair from its membership by a majority vote at the first meeting of such task force. The task force shall issue a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council no later than October 15, 2017. Such report shall take into account the state's role in substantially funding the City University of New York and shall include, but need not be limited to, an analysis of obstacles affecting the affordability of, admission to, and timely graduation from the City University of New York, examining revenue sources, recommendations on how obstacles could be addressed, and the feasibility of eliminating tuition at the University. After the submission of such report, the task force shall cease to exist.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2016/164

Enactment date: 12/6/2016  

Int. No. 1214-A

By Council Members Torres, Salamanca, Richards, Treyger, Cumbo, Dickens, Rose, Maisel, Reynoso, Chin, Rosenthal, Mendez, Menchaca, Lander, Cohen, Van Bramer, Levin and Kallos

A Local Law in relation to requiring the center for economic opportunity to review the jobs-plus program

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Access to Jobs-Plus Program Facilities for Residents of Public Housing

   a.   As used in this local law:

      Agency. The term "agency" has the meaning ascribed to such term in section 1-112 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

      Center for economic opportunity. The term "center for economic opportunity" means the entity established pursuant to executive order number 117 for the year 2008, its successor agency or another entity designated by the mayor to perform the functions required by this local law.

      Jobs-plus program. The term "jobs-plus program" means the jobs-plus community revitalization initiative for public housing families as authorized by the omnibus consolidated rescissions and appropriations act of 1996, as enacted by section 204 of public law 104-134, such section 204 relating to public housing/section 8 moving to work demonstration, and as announced in page 66856 in number 244 of volume 61 of the federal register or a similar program that provides the following services to assist residents of public housing operated by the New York city housing authority with obtaining and retaining employment: (i) job search assistance; (ii) education programs; (iii) vocational training; (iv) child care, transportation and other related support services; and (v) subject to the cooperation of the United States department of housing and urban development and the New York city housing authority, a reasonable rent policy designed to encourage employment and self-sufficiency for participating residents, such as by excluding all or a portion of such resident's earned or newly earned income for purposes of determining rent.

      Jobs-plus facility. The term "jobs-plus facility" means a physical space in which services or benefits related to a jobs-plus program are provided.

   b.   The center for economic opportunity shall submit to the speaker of the council, the comptroller, and the mayor a review of the jobs-plus program, which shall include the strengths, limitations, and general effectiveness of the jobs-plus program, a proposed annual budget for the program, and the operational requirements needed to make participation in the jobs-plus program available to each resident of public housing operated by the New York city housing authority. Such review shall include specifications describing the type of jobs-plus facility requirements for a variety of geographic zones identified by the New York city housing authority for targeting job placements, job training opportunities, apprenticeships or other similar benefits; provided that if the New York city housing authority has not identified a particular geographic zone in which to locate a jobs-plus facility or ceases to identify such zones before submission of the review, the review shall recommend parameters to ensure that jobs-plus facilities are located in such a manner that each public housing resident has reasonable access to at least one such facility.

   c.   In developing the review required by subdivision b, the center for economic opportunity shall seek cooperation and assistance from the United States department of housing and urban development and the New York city housing authority, in addition to any other individuals and entities the center for economic opportunity deems appropriate.

   d.   The review required by subdivision b shall include an assessment of the estimated costs and timeline of implementing such review and a description of any recommended changes to federal, state or local laws, rules or policies to facilitate such implementation, including but not limited to changes needed to implement reasonable rent policies designed to encourage employment and self-sufficiency for participating residents.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, provided, however, that the review required by subdivision b of this local law shall be due one year after the effective date of this local law, and provided further that this local law shall expire and have no further force and effect on December 31, 2017.

L.L. 2016/167

Enactment date: 12/22/2016

Int. No. 985-A

By Council Members Kallos, Lander, Richards, Greenfield, Garodnick, Levine, Grodenchik, Maisel, Vacca and Menchaca

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to eliminating public matching funds for contributions bundled by people doing business with the city

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, except that paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York shall not apply to any contributions received prior to the effective date of this local law.

L.L. 2016/174

Enactment date: 12/22/2016

Int. No. 1099-A

By Council Members Treyger, Palma, Dickens, Gentile, Rodriguez, Barron, Rose, Rosenthal, Levin, Dromm, Menchaca, Lander, Kallos, Ulrich and Borelli

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report information on Career and Technical Education programs in New York city schools

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.