Int. No. 979
By Council Members Velázquez, Louis, Schulman, Hudson and Ung
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an educational campaign to assist contract workers with finding permanent positions at city agencies
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 3-119.9 to read as follows:
§ 3-119.9. Contract worker educational campaign. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Agency. The term “agency” has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 1150 of the charter.
Contract worker. The term “contract worker” means an independent contractor or other person contracted to work for a business on a temporary basis with a predetermined end to the employment contract. The term includes persons who previously performed work as a contract worker but are not currently employed or contracted for work.
Department. The term “department” means the department of citywide administrative services or such other agency or entity as the mayor may designate.
b. Contract worker educational campaign. 1. No later than December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall conduct a citywide educational campaign to inform contract workers about the benefits of a full-time position working for the city’s agencies.
2. Such educational campaign shall include a media campaign targeted at contract workers. The informational materials and media required by this section shall be made available in English and each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
Session 12
XC
LS #11642
2/28/2023