Legislation Details

File #: Int 0290-2010    Version: * Name: Making available to all Parent Associations, Parent Teacher Associations and Community Education Councils the equipment necessary to enable such entities to webcast their meetings.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Technology
On agenda: 6/29/2010
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to making available to all Parent Associations, Parent Teacher Associations and Community Education Councils the equipment necessary to enable such entities to webcast their meetings.
Sponsors: The Public Advocate (Mr. de Blasio), Gale A. Brewer, Rosie Mendez, Jumaane D. Williams, James Vacca, Brad S. Lander, Melissa Mark-Viverito, James G. Van Bramer, Letitia James, Charles Barron, Michael C. Nelson, Stephen T. Levin, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Daniel R. Garodnick, Robert Jackson
Council Member Sponsors: 15
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2013*The Public Advocate (Mr. de Blasio) City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/29/2010*The Public Advocate (Mr. de Blasio) City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/29/2010*The Public Advocate (Mr. de Blasio) City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
Int. No. 290
 
By The Public Advocate (Mr. de Blasio) and Council Members Brewer, Mendez, Williams, Vacca, Lander, Mark-Viverito, Van Bramer, James, Barron, Nelson, Levin, Rodriguez, Garodnick and Jackson
 
 
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to making available to all Parent Associations, Parent Teacher Associations and Community Education Councils the equipment necessary to enable such entities to webcast their meetings
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
 
      Section 1.  The New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 1063.1 to read as follows:
      §1063.1 Webcast of parent meetings.  The New York city department of education shall make available to all parent associations, parent teacher associations and community education councils, webcast technology and equipment necessary to enable such entities to digitally record for webcast all of their public meetings.  The technology and equipment made available shall enable live webcast presentations of such public meetings for viewing by members of the applicable parent association, parent teacher association or community education council and shall enable such meetings to be recorded and posted for subsequent access on the internet by such individuals.  
      §2.  This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law.
 
 
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3/15/2010
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