Int. No. 865-B
By Council Members Van Bramer, Rose, Rodriguez, Menchaca, Levin, Kallos and Barron
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to reporting certain data regarding institutions in the Cultural Institutions Group
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 67 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 2507 to read as follows:
§ 2507. Data on cultural institutions group. 1. For purposes of this section:
Cultural institutions group. The term “cultural institutions group” means the group of cultural institutions that operate on city-owned property and are recognized by the department as members of such group.
Public school student. The term “public school student” means any pupil under the age of 21 who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in a school of the city school district of the city of New York or a charter school that is located within the city of New York, not including pre-kindergarten students.
Non-public school student. The term “non-public school student” means any pupil under the age of 21 who does not meet the definition of public school student in this paragraph, who does not have a high school diploma, and who is enrolled in a school serving students in the elementary, middle or high school grades, or any combination thereof, that is located within the city of New York, not including pre-kindergarten students.
2. No later than September 17, 2017, and annually no later than September 17 of each year, the department shall send to the council, or shall include in the mayor’s management report prepared pursuant to section 12 of the charter, data in the aggregate regarding the cultural institutions group to the extent such data is made available to the department, including at a minimum:
a. total visitor attendance;
b. number of free or reduced-price visits;
c. total attendance by public school students through school-organized visits;
d. total attendance by non-public school students through school-organized visits;
e. number of partnerships with public schools;
f. total number of free admission hours;
g. number of programs, such as performances, exhibitions, and lectures, related to the cultural institution’s mission or discipline and targeted to a general audience; and
h. number of programs that are targeted to or designed to reach specific groups of people including, but not limited to, seniors or youth.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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