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T2026-1633
| * | | | | Oversight - The Effects of Social Media and Screen Time on Youth Mental Health. | Oversight | | | |
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Int 0450-2026
| * | Althea V. Stevens | | | Restricting social media usage for youth. | Introduction | This bill would prohibit social media companies from allowing youth to use social media for more than 1 hour per day, unless waived by a parent or guardian. Additionally, social media companies would be prohibited from promoting targeted advertisements or content to youth. | | |
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Int 0451-2026
| * | Althea V. Stevens | | | Requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), in consultation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to report on the effects that social media has on mental health for youth. Such report would include recommendations on appropriate use, age, and hours per day for youth’s use of social media. | | |
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Int 0660-2026
| * | Nantasha M. Williams | | | Requiring a study and report on in-person altercations among youth and their associated activity on online platforms. | Introduction | This bill would require the Commissioner of Youth and Community Development, in collaboration with the Director of the Mayor’s Office for Neighborhood Safety and the Prevention of Gun Violence, to study in-person altercations among individuals under 24 years of age who attend programs funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development. The Commissioner would be required to submit a report on the findings of the study to the Speaker of the Council and the Mayor. The report would have to include details of each altercation, details of any relevant activity on online platforms that led to the altercation, and whether a city agency responded to the altercation. The report would also have to include strategies the city can use to monitor the online activity of individuals under 24 years of age and to counsel these individuals on their online activity in order to prevent these kinds of altercations. | | |
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Int 0801-2026
| * | Althea V. Stevens | | | Creating apprenticeships for early childhood education. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development to include within its Summer Youth Employment Program employment, apprenticeship, internship, and credit-bearing opportunities for summer youth in the childcare and early childhood education sectors. | | |
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