File #: Int 0794-2024    Version: Name: Composition of the youth board.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Children and Youth
On agenda: 4/11/2024
Enactment date: 3/29/2025 Law number: 2025/032
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the composition of the youth board
Sponsors: Althea V. Stevens, Chris Banks, Farah N. Louis, Yusef Salaam, Gale A. Brewer, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Kamillah Hanks, Shahana K. Hanif, Julie Won, Carlina Rivera , Darlene Mealy, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Council Member Sponsors: 13
Summary: This bill would require that appointments or recommendations for youth board members must be made with best efforts to ensure that appointees have demonstrated relevant experience in the area of youth welfare. Additionally, this bill would require that to the extent practicable, at least 3 members of the board be between the ages of 16-24, in order to ensure actual youth representation.
Indexes: Other Appointment Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 794-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 794, 3. Int. No. 794, 4. April 11, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-24, 6. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2024, 7. Committee Report 10/30/24, 8. Hearing Testimony 10/30/24, 9. Hearing Transcript 10/30/24, 10. Proposed Int. No. 794-A - 2/20/24, 11. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 12. Committee Report 2/27/25, 13. Hearing Transcript 2/27/25, 14. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 15. February 27, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 16. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-27-25
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
3/29/2025AAlthea V. Stevens Administration City Charter Rule Adopted  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/2025AAlthea V. Stevens City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/2025AAlthea V. Stevens City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/2025*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Children and Youth Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/2025*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Children and Youth Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/2025*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Children and Youth Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/27/2025AAlthea V. Stevens Committee on Children and Youth Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/30/2024*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Education Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/30/2024*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Education Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/30/2024*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Children and Youth Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/30/2024*Althea V. Stevens Committee on Children and Youth Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/11/2024*Althea V. Stevens City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/11/2024*Althea V. Stevens City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 794-A

 

By Council Members Stevens, Banks, Louis, Salaam, Brewer, Brooks-Powers, Narcisse, Hanks, Hanif, Won, Rivera, Mealy and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams)

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the composition of the youth board

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Subdivisions b and c of section 734 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 81 for the year 1996, are amended to read as follows:

b. The youth board shall be representative of the community, and shall include persons representing the areas of social service, health care, education, business, industry and labor. To the extent practicable, at least 3 members of the youth board shall be between the age of 16 and 24. No member of the board shall be removed or required to step down due to reaching 25 years of age. If a vacancy arises and no remaining member of the board is between the age of 16 and 24, such vacancy must be filled by a person between the age of 16 and 24.

c. The youth board shall consist of up to [twenty-eight] 28 members, appointed by the mayor, [fourteen] 14 of whom shall be appointed upon recommendation of the city council. In making such appointments and recommendations, the mayor and the city council shall make efforts to identify persons who have demonstrated experience with organizations or activities directly concerned with the welfare of youth.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

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