File #: Int 1451-2017    Version: Name: Clarifying who can visit youth in secure detention facilities.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Juvenile Justice
On agenda: 2/1/2017
Enactment date: 9/8/2017 Law number: 2017/172
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to clarifying who can visit youth in secure detention facilities
Sponsors: Fernando Cabrera , Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Barry S. Grodenchik, Inez D. Barron, Ben Kallos, Helen K. Rosenthal
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill allows youth in detention facilities to designate visitors outside of the family, including a coach, teacher, clergyperson, or other adult who has a positive relationship with the young person, except if the facility director determines that such visit would be detrimental to the youth of would not be consistent with public safety.
Attachments: 1. Legislative History Report, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1451-A, 3. Summary of Int. No. 1451, 4. Int. No. 1451 - 2/1/17, 5. February 1, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 6. Committee Report 2/13/17, 7. Hearing Testimony 2/13/17, 8. Hearing Transcript 2/13/17, 9. Proposed Int. No. 1451-A - 8/18/17, 10. Committee Report 8/23/17, 11. Hearing Transcript 8/23/17, 12. August 24, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 13. Fiscal Impact Statement, 14. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-24-17, 15. Int. No. 1451-A (FINAL), 16. Mayor's Letter, 17. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 24, 2017, 18. Local Law 172
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Int. No. 1451-A

 

By Council Members Cabrera, Salamanca, Cornegy, Grodenchik, Barron, Kallos and Rosenthal

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to clarifying who can visit youth in secure detention facilities

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-911 to read as follows:

§ 21-911  Secure detention facility visitors. ACS shall permit youth in secure detention facilities to receive visitors including, but not limited to, a coach, teacher, clergyperson or other appropriate adult, except when the facility director determines that such visits are detrimental to the youth, or that the visitors refused to comply with rules governing visitation, or the visit would not be consistent with public safety.

§2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.

 

 

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