Int. No. 1360-A
By Council Members Joseph, Louis, Brannan, Marte, Zhuang, Feliz, Banks, Riley, Ayala, Gutiérrez, Schulman and Brewer
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach regarding youth programs provided by the police department
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 14-199.3 to read as follows:
§ 14-199.3 Youth programs. a. Development of materials. 1. No later than July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall develop informational materials regarding youth programming offered by the department.
2. Materials developed by the commissioner shall include information regarding the times and dates at which a program is offered, when and how a person may sign up for such program, and where more information about such program may be found.
3. Materials developed by the commissioner shall be available in English and the designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101.
b. Outreach. 1. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York, provide the department of education the materials developed in accordance with subdivision a of this section.
2. The commissioner shall provide council members with information about youth programming sponsored by precincts located within each council member’s district upon request. Such information shall be provided based on the frequency that the relevant youth programming is offered and allow for sufficient time for a person to enroll in such youth programming.
c. Website. The commissioner shall post information about citywide youth programs created by the department on the department’s website. The commissioner shall review and update information on the department’s website as necessary to ensure that all youth program offerings are captured on the department’s website.
§ 2. The title of chapter 31 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 73 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 31
DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING AFTERSCHOOL, AND OTHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
§ 3. Chapter 31 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 21-1002.4 to read as follows:
§ 21-1002.4 Distribution of police department youth program material. Each academic year, the chancellor shall distribute materials regarding youth programs created by the police department in accordance with section 14-199.3 to schools or students upon request. Such materials may be made available on the department's website, in the main or central office of each school, and by any other means deemed appropriate by the chancellor.
§ 4. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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