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a. Professional guidance.
1. In consultation with the New York city health and hospitals corporation, the commissioner shall create guidance on the following topics to educate medical professionals who work within the city:
(a) The detection of sickle cell trait through pre- and post-conception genetic screening; and
(b) The management and treatment of sickle cell disease.
2. The guidance created pursuant to this subdivision shall include the benefits of recommending screenings to individuals prior to pregnancy and education on non-discriminatory approaches to assess patient pain, including instruction on the effects of implicit racial bias in the provision of pain management and methods to remediate such effects and ensure patients receive effective pain management care, as well as education about the history of medical discrimination, race-based medical experimentation, and the effects of such discrimination on patients and their medical decision making.
3. The guidance created pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the department’s website, distributed to medical providers and practices in the city, and publicized to at-risk populations through public awareness campaigns.
b. Genetic screening. The commissioner, in consultation with the New York city health and hospitals corporation, shall ensure that sickle cell trait pre- and post-conception genetic screening shall be offered to individuals who fall into an at-risk population, as determined by current medical research, or for whom such genetic screening is otherwise medically appropriate or recommended.
c. Report. No later than June 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council a report summarizing the available data regarding the presence of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease in the city, to the extent such data can be released in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Such report shall also include a summary of the department’s efforts to educate practitioners and at-risk populations about the availability of pre- and post-conception genetic screening.
d. Online publication of materials. The commissioner shall provide information related to sickle cell trait and disease on the department’s website, including information regarding the importance of genetic screening for the sickle cell trait for at-risk populations, and the locations of medical providers, practices, and facilities where such individuals can receive such screenings, in English and in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
(L.L. 2023/163, 12/3/2023, eff. 12/3/2024)
a. The department shall develop a citywide population health agenda for the purpose of improving public health outcomes, addressing health disparities, and improving quality of and access to health care for New Yorkers to increase life expectancy and improve health. In developing such agenda, the department shall consult or seek input from relevant stakeholders, public health experts, and any other persons the commissioner deems relevant. At minimum, the department shall identify in such agenda its population health goals for the next 5 years and strategies for achieving such goals. No later than September 30, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, the commissioner shall submit such agenda to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post such agenda on the department’s website.
b. No later than September 30, 2029, and annually thereafter no later than September 30 of any year in which a citywide population health agenda is not required to be submitted pursuant to subdivision a of this section, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department’s website, a comprehensive report that describes the department’s progress toward achieving the goals identified in the most recently submitted agenda.
(L.L. 2024/046, 3/9/2024, eff. 3/9/2024)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2024/046.
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Designated citywide languages. The term “designated citywide languages” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 23-1101.
Pregnancy loss. The term “pregnancy loss” means the loss of a fetus by miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination.
b. The commissioner shall create materials that contain information about the effects of pregnancy loss on mental health and that identify mental health resources available to individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss. The department shall make such materials available in the designated citywide languages and shall review and update such materials as appropriate.
c. The commissioner shall distribute physical copies of the materials created pursuant to subdivision b of this section to all facilities operated by the department in which reproductive healthcare is provided and post electronic copies of such materials on the department’s website. The commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, inform the following entities about the availability of such materials and make physical copies of such materials available to such entities upon request:
1. Family planning clinics within the city, for distribution to patients that may benefit from such materials at the discretion of each clinic; and
2. Hospital departments where the primary purpose is the provision of reproductive healthcare, for distribution to patients that may benefit from such materials at the discretion of each hospital.
(L.L. 2024/100, 10/26/2024, eff. 4/24/2025)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Middle and high school. The term "middle and high school" means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from grade 6 through grade 12.
Student. The term "student" means any pupil under the age of 21 as of September 1 of the relevant academic year who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in grade 6 or higher.
Student wellness club. The term “student wellness club” means an extracurricular student-led group that holds meetings for students to focus on student well-being and the factors influencing student well-being, including mental health.
Student wellness club toolkit. The term “student wellness club toolkit” means materials and resources regarding student mental health and wellbeing that are designed to educate students on mental health and guide students on creating student wellness clubs.
b. No later than 1 year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department, in consultation with relevant agencies and subject matter experts, shall create a student wellness club toolkit.
c. The student wellness club toolkit required by this section shall include:
1. Educational materials on mental health and factors that affect overall student well-being;
2. Best practices for facilitating group discussions on mental health, such as using active listening skills and creating an inclusive environment;
3. Guidance for mental-health promoting activities, including but not limited to, mindfulness or stress reduction activities, educational workshops, and any other guidance the department deems relevant;
4. Guidance for consulting with school-based mental health support staff or services; and
5. A clear and conspicuous link to the department of education website that describes the process for starting a student club or other extracurricular student-led group, as required by section 21-1008.
d. The department shall make electronic copies of such toolkits available to the department of education at the beginning of each academic year in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
(L.L. 2025/016, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Age-appropriate. The term “age-appropriate” means topics, messages and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of students, based on developing cognitive, emotional and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.
Middle and high school. The term “middle and high school” means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from grade 6 through grade 12.
Student. The term “student” means any pupil under the age of 21 as of September 1 of the relevant academic year who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in grade 6 or higher.
b. No later than 1 year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the commissioner shall facilitate the offering of an evidence-based and age-appropriate peer-based mental health literacy training for students in middle and high schools. Such training shall involve:
1. The instruction of middle and high school students on how to identify common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges;
2. The instruction of middle and high school students on how to interact with a peer experiencing mental health distress; and
3. Information on available mental health resources and instruction on accessing such resources.
c. 1. No later than 2 years after the effective date of the local law that added this section the commissioner, in coordination with the chancellor of the city school district, shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department’s website, a report on the peer-based mental health literacy training required under subdivision b of this section. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:
(a) An overview of such training, including the scope of topics covered;
(b) The total number of middle and high school students who participated in such training in the previous year;
(c) The total number of schools that offered such training;
(d) The total number of schools that participated in such training;
(e) A narrative description of any feedback received from student participants after completing such training; and
(f) A description of any challenges encountered during the facilitation of such training.
2. No information that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of student information or that would interfere with law enforcement investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of law enforcement. If a category contains between 1 and 5 students, or contains an amount that would allow another category that contains between 1 and 5 students to be deduced, the number shall be replaced with a symbol. A category that contains zero shall be reported as zero, unless such reporting would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of student information.
(L.L. 2025/017, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Take. The term "take" means to harry, bait, net, snare, trap, capture, hunt, shoot, injure or kill.
Wild bird. The term "wild bird" means any bird, including a pigeon, that lives in the wild or in an undomesticated state.
b. Prohibited acts. No person other than an exempt person may take or attempt to take, or possess or attempt to possess, any wild bird. Provided, however, that this subdivision shall not apply to the persons and entities specified in subdivision d of this section.
c. Penalty.
1. Any person convicted of any prohibited act set forth in subdivision b of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of no more than $1,000, or imprisonment for no more than one year, or both, for each violation.
2. The penalties provided in this section shall not preclude the imposition of any other penalty provided for by law.
d. Exempt persons. The penalties provided for in this section shall not apply:
1. To an employee of a law enforcement agency or of the department of parks and recreation when such employee is acting within the scope of their duties; or
2. To any person authorized by law, or by permit, license, or privilege issued or granted by the department of environmental conservation or by the department; or
3. To any other agency or person authorized to take, possess, receive, transport, buy or sell any wild bird, provided that such agency or person has not violated the terms of the provision of law or permit, license, or privilege which authorized such person to take, possess, receive, transport, buy or sell such wild bird; or
4. To any person attempting to rescue a wild bird that appears to be injured or endangered with the intention of transporting it to a place where it can be treated, provided that such attempt is not otherwise prohibited by law.
(L.L. 2019/201, 11/25/2019, eff. 1/24/2020)