File #: Int 0491-2011    Version: * Name: Requiring the New York City Police Department to report on gang-related arrests in schools.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 3/2/2011
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the New York City Police Department to report on gang-related arrests in schools.
Sponsors: Daniel J. Halloran III, Fernando Cabrera , Margaret S. Chin, Lewis A. Fidler, Letitia James, G. Oliver Koppell, Darlene Mealy, Jumaane D. Williams, Michael C. Nelson, Peter A. Koo, Eric A. Ulrich
Council Member Sponsors: 11
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2013*Daniel J. Halloran III City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/2/2011*Daniel J. Halloran III City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/2/2011*Daniel J. Halloran III City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
Int. No. 491
By Council Members Halloran, Cabrera, Chin, Fidler, James, Koppell, Mealy, Williams, Nelson, Koo and Ulrich
 
 
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the New York City Police Department to report on gang-related arrests in schools.
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
 
      Section 1.  Section 14-152 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
14-152.  School activity reporting.  a. Definitions.  For the purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. "Non-criminal incident" shall mean an incident occurring within a New York city public school that does not constitute a felony or misdemeanor, and that falls within one of the following types: dangerous instruments; fireworks; trespass; disorderly conduct; harassment; loitering; or possession of marijuana.
2. "School safety agent" shall mean a person employed by the department as a peace officer for the purpose of maintaining safety in New York city public schools.
3. "Gang" shall mean a criminal street gang, as defined in subdivision b of section 10-170 of chapter one of title ten of this code.
4. "Gang motivated incident," shall mean an incident involving unlawful conduct committed primarily to benefit the interests of a gang.
b.  Report of activity relating to schools.  The department shall submit to the council on a quarterly basis, a report based on data reflecting summons, arrest and non-criminal incident activity from the preceding quarter. Such report shall be disaggregated by patrol borough and include, at a minimum:  
1. the number of individuals arrested and/or issued a summons by school safety agents or police officers assigned to the school safety division of the New York city police department;
2. in those cases where arrests were made or summonses were issued: (i) the charges (including penal law section or other section of law), [and ](ii) whether the charge was a felony, misdemeanor or violation, and (iii) whether the charge resulted from a gang motivated incident; and
3. the number and type of non-criminal incidents that occurred.
      ยง 2. This local law shall take effect 120 days after its enactment into law.
 
 
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