File #: Int 1075-2024    Version: Name: Training local entities on legislative process and rules of parliamentary procedure.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 10/10/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to training local entities on legislative process and rules of parliamentary procedure
Sponsors: Amanda C. Farías, Nantasha M. Williams, Farah N. Louis, Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Tiffany L. Cabán, Julie Won, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Frank Morano, Darlene Mealy
Council Member Sponsors: 9
Summary: This bill would require the borough presidents, in consultation with the Civic Engagement Commission, and with the assistance of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, to develop training materials on the New York City Council legislative process and related rules of parliamentary procedure. The borough presidents and Civic Engagement Commission would then annually provide a training based on those materials to community boards, starting on April 1, 2026. The mayor would also be required to designate an agency or agencies to take those materials, distribute them to Precinct Community Councils, Community District Education Councils, and Business Improvement Districts. The mayor’s designated agency or agencies would provide annual trainings, starting on July 1, 2026, on the City Council’s legislative process and related rules of parliamentary procedure to members of Precinct Community Councils and members of Community District Education Councils, and to the boards of directors of district management associations for Business Improvement Districts.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1075-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1075, 3. Int. No. 1075, 4. October 10, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-10-24, 6. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 10, 2024, 7. Committee Report 6/16/25, 8. Hearing Testimony 6/16/25, 9. Hearing Transcript 6/16/25, 10. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 11. Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 12. Proposed Int. No. 1075-A - 11/18/25, 13. Committee Report 11/25/25, 14. Int. No. 1075-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 15. Int. No. 1075-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 16. Hearing Transcript 11/25/25, 17. November 25, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 18. Int. No. 1075-A (FINAL)
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11/25/2025AAmanda C. Farías City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
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11/25/2025*Amanda C. Farías Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
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6/16/2025*Amanda C. Farías Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
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10/10/2024*Amanda C. Farías City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
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Int. No. 1075-A

 

By Council Members Farías, Williams, Louis, Salamanca, Cabán, Won, Gutiérrez, Mealy and Morano

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to training local entities on legislative process and rules of parliamentary procedure

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 3-511 to read as follows:

§ 3-511 Provision of legislative process and parliamentary procedure training materials; training for community boards. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “designated agency” means an agency or office designated by the mayor, the head of which is appointed by the mayor. “Designated agency” may include the civic engagement commission provided that such commission consents to such designation.

b. Development of training materials. 1. Each borough president shall collaborate with the other four borough presidents and, in consultation with the civic engagement commission, shall develop uniform training materials regarding the legislative process of the council and any additional relevant rules of parliamentary procedure. The department of citywide administrative services shall make a learning platform available to, or assist in engaging a consultant for, the borough presidents to use in developing such training materials upon request.

2. Each borough president, or a borough president designated by the other four borough presidents, shall provide such materials to the designated agency.

c. Provision of training. Beginning on April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, borough presidents, in consultation with the civic engagement commission, shall provide training to members and district managers of community boards within their respective boroughs using the materials developed pursuant to subdivision b of this section. Each borough president shall record which community board members and district managers have completed such training.

§ 2. Chapter 2 of title 12 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 12-221 to read as follows:

§ 12-221 Training regarding legislative process and parliamentary procedure for certain community institutions. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Business improvement district. The term “business improvement district” means a business improvement district established pursuant to chapter 4 of title 25 of the administrative code.

Community district education council. The term “community district education council” means a community district education council as defined in section 2590-a of the education law or any successor entity.

Designated agency. The term “designated agency” means an agency or office designated by the mayor, the head of which is appointed by the mayor. “Designated agency” may include the civic engagement commission provided that such commission consents to such designation.

District management association. The term “district management association” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25-402.

Precinct community council. The term “precinct community council” means a group of individuals organized through the police department that works for the enhancement of relations between the police and the community in each police precinct.

b. Distribution of training materials. Within 30 days of receipt of the training materials provided pursuant to paragraph 2 of subdivision a of section 3-511, the designated agency or agencies shall distribute such materials to members of precinct community councils, members of community district education councils, and to the boards of directors of district management associations for business improvement districts.

c. Training. Beginning July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the designated agency or agencies shall provide training based on materials distributed pursuant to subdivision b of this section. Such training shall be provided to members of precinct community councils, members of community district education councils, and to the boards of directors of district management associations for business improvement districts.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.

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