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a. The city clerk shall prominently post the following information on the section(s) of the city clerk's website, or any successor website maintained by or on behalf of the city clerk or a successor officer, relating to marriage, domestic partnerships or other similar subjects: (i) a list of all domestic and international jurisdictions that perform same sex marriages; and (ii) the following text: "Lawfully married individuals, including individuals in same sex marriages, are entitled to more New York State rights and benefits than those registered as domestic partners here in New York City. If an individual lawfully enters into a same sex marriage in a jurisdiction outside New York, they are entitled to most of the New York State rights and benefits available to people lawfully married in New York. If you are considering entering into a marriage in one of the jurisdictions listed above, it is recommended that you contact that jurisdiction beforehand in order to learn about any applicable marriage requirements or restrictions."
b. All information required to be made available on the internet pursuant to this local law shall also be prominently displayed and distributed free of charge in hard copy at the marriage bureau in the city clerk's office.
c. The obligations of the city clerk under this section shall be continuing and the city clerk shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all information provided pursuant to this section is accurate and current and shall update such information as appropriate.
The notice prescribed in subdivision five of section twenty of the municipal home rule law shall be published in the City Record and in such daily newspaper or newspapers, published in the city of New York, as shall be selected by the mayor for that purpose.
a. Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Young Adult Voter Registration Act."
b. Registration of voters. Each public or private high school within the city shall make available during the school year to seniors such materials as may be published by the board of elections relating to voter registration and, where appropriate, shall provide applications for registration and enrollment, and may assist in the execution of such applications.
c. Registration of graduating seniors. The department of education of the city of New York shall provide a postage paid board of elections of the city of New York voter registration form to each graduating student who receives a high school diploma, including but not limited to a Regents, local, general equivalency or Individualized Education Program diploma. The department shall deliver such voter registration form to each graduating student at the same time and in the same manner as it delivers diplomas to each such student.
d. Forms to be available at school. The department of education of the city of New York shall ensure that postage paid board of elections voter registration forms are available in the main or central office of each high school under the jurisdiction of the department for students who wish to obtain one. The department shall also ensure that each such high school provides adequate notice to its students of the availability of such forms in its main or central office.
e. Sufficient quantity of forms. The department shall request from the board of elections of the city of New York a sufficient quantity of voter registration forms to meet the requirements of this subdivision.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2004/034.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
1. "Department" shall mean the department of education.
2. "Public library systems" shall mean the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Borough Public Library.
3. "School" shall mean any public school in the city of New York under the jurisdiction of the department of education that contains any combination of grades from and including pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.
4. "Participating agencies" shall mean the administration for children's services, the department of homeless services, the department of youth and community development and the human resources administration.
5. "Young person" shall mean any person under the age of 24.
b. The department and participating agencies, in consultation with the public library systems, shall obtain from the public library systems or develop written or electronic materials containing information regarding each public library system and how students and young persons can obtain a library card. At a minimum, such written or electronic materials shall include: (i) a description of the public library system; (ii) an application for a library card; and (iii) instructions on how to obtain a library card. Such written or electronic materials shall be produced and distributed by the department to each school for distribution to every student of such school upon his or her entry into pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, grade six and grade nine and to every student upon his or her entry into a school as a new student; and obtained or produced and made available by participating agencies for every young person who receives services from such agencies. In addition, the department and participating agencies shall make such materials conspicuously available on their respective websites.
c. The department shall ensure that written or electronic materials developed pursuant to subdivision b of this section are provided to all schools in sufficient quantity to satisfy the requirements of subdivisions b and d of this section.
d. The department shall ensure that such written materials are available in the main or central office in each school for students and parents who wish to obtain such materials.
e. Participating agencies may include instructions in all new or renewed agreements with contractors and subcontractors having regular contact with young persons in the administration of their business to follow the guidelines of subdivision b of this section.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
Department. The term "department" means the department of education.
School. The term "school" means a public school of the city school district of the city of New York that contains any combination of grades from and including pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.
b. The department shall develop educational materials regarding college savings plans. At a minimum, such materials shall include the following:
1. Information regarding college savings programs available to students and their family members including, but not limited to, New York's 529 college savings program;
2. Information regarding tuition at colleges under the authority of the city university of New York and at colleges under the authority of the state university of New York and financial aid eligibility; and
3. Information regarding other resources available to parents and students regarding financial planning for post-secondary education, including education at colleges, universities and vocational schools.
c. Such materials shall be produced and distributed by the department to each school for distribution to every student of such school upon his or her entry into pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, grade six and grade nine and to every student upon his or her entry into a school as a new student, and such materials shall be made available in English and in additional languages as determined by the department.
d. The department shall ensure that materials developed pursuant to subdivision b of this section are provided to all schools in sufficient quantity to satisfy the requirements of subdivisions c and e of this section.
e. The department shall ensure that such written materials are available in the main or central office in each school and that such materials are available on the department's website for students and parents who wish to obtain such materials.
(Am. L.L. 2017/073, 5/10/2017, eff. 9/7/2017)
a. Employees. The council shall require that any applicant or appointee for future employment by the council be fingerprinted as part of the application process. Such fingerprints and physical descriptive data are to be provided for the purpose of securing criminal history records from the state division of criminal justice services. The applicant shall pay a processing fee as required by the state division of criminal justice services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the council need not require applicants or appointees under this subdivision to be fingerprinted if criminal history records concerning such applicants or appointees are not made available by the state division of criminal justice services.
b. Other Persons. The council may require that any candidate for direct appointment, designation, nomination, recommendation and advice and consent by the council as required by state legislation, the charter or administrative code be fingerprinted as part of the background investigation. Such fingerprints are to be provided for the purposes of securing criminal history records from the state division of criminal justice services. The applicant may pay a processing fee as required by the state division of criminal justice services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the council need not require candidates under this subdivision to be fingerprinted if criminal history records concerning such candidates are not made available by the state division of criminal justice services.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2004/034.
Subchapter 2: Regulation of Lobbying
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1986/014.
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