File #: Int 1075-2024    Version: * Name: Requiring borough presidents to provide trainings on legislative processes and rules of parliamentary procedure to local entities.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
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 requiring borough presidents to provide trainings on legislative processes and rules of parliamentary procedure to local entities
Sponsors: Amanda Farías, Nantasha M. Williams
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Summary: This bill would require each borough president, in coordination with the Civic Engagement Commission, to conduct annual trainings on the legislative processes of the New York City Council and New York State Legislature and on rules of parliamentary procedure, including Robert’s Rules of Order, for members and district managers of community boards within their respective borough. The bill would also require that each borough president make these trainings available 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, within their respective borough.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1075, 2. Int. No. 1075, 3. October 10, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-10-24

Int. No. 1075

 

By Council Members Farías and Williams

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring borough presidents to provide trainings on legislative processes and rules of parliamentary procedure to local entities

 

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. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Community district education council. The term “community district education council” means a community district education council established pursuant to section 2590-c of the education law.

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

b. Each borough president, in coordination with the civic engagement commission, shall provide on an annual basis training on the legislative processes of the council and the state legislature and on rules of parliamentary procedure, including but not limited to the rules set forth in the most recent edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, to members and district managers of community boards within their respective borough.

c. Each borough president, in coordination with the civic engagement commission, shall make such trainings available to members of precinct community councils and members of community district education councils within their respective borough and to the boards of directors of district management associations for business improvement districts within their respective borough.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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LS #16334/17329

9/26/2024 3:07 PM