Int. No. 216
By Council Members Hanif, Ayala, Brewer, Restler, Won, Ung, Hudson, Avilés, Cabán, Rivera, Riley and the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enhancing the IDNYC application process
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 3-115 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 35 for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows:
b. New York city identity card program.
(1) The mayor shall designate an agency to administer the New York city identity card program. The administering agency shall promulgate all rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.
(2) The administering agency shall designate access sites, including at least one site located within each of the five boroughs of the city of New York, where applications for such card shall be made available for pick-up and submission. The administering agency shall make same day and walk-in application review appointments available at such sites. The administering agency shall also make applications available online, including renewal applications.
(3) The administering agency in consultation with the mayor’s office of immigrant affairs shall:
(i) Perform a quarterly assessment of New York city identity card applicants and use such information to inform the number of on-site application review appointments made available in the next quarter; and
(ii) Provide training every two years for staff of the administering agency on the New York city identity card application process including a review of all necessary documentation.
(4) The administering agency shall make available on-site and online an appeals process for an applicant who is denied a New York city identity card.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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