Details Meeting Name: Committee on Governmental Operations (inactive) Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/28/2023 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Immigration Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (33) 33 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2023-3209 *       Oversight - Meeting the Needs of Asylum Seekers in New York City. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2023-3209 *       Oversight - Meeting the Needs of Asylum Seekers in New York City. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0569-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif   Proposed Int. No. 569-A Workers’ bill of rights and outreach to immigrant workers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and community and labor organizations, to create and publish a workers’ bill of rights, which would contain information on the rights and protections under federal, state, and local laws that apply to all workers in the City, regardless of immigration status. Employers would be required to post the workers’ bill of rights in a conspicuous location in the workplace, and to provide a copy to employees upon hiring. Employers whose business operates online or through a mobile application would also be required to post the workers’ bill of rights online or on such mobile application. MOIA, in coordination with DCWP and community and labor groups, would be required to conduct outreach to workers in the City to raise awareness of the workers’ bill of rights. Such outreach would also include contact information for the City’s Immigration Legal Hotline and Asylum Application Help Center, resources and contact information for immigration legal services and MOIA, information on what to expect if immigration enforcement authorities come to an individual’s workplace, and information regarding federal eligibility requirements of Temporary Protected Status following designations, extensions, and re-designations of such status. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0569-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif     Workers’ bill of rights and outreach to immigrant workers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and community and labor organizations, to create and publish a workers’ bill of rights, which would contain information on the rights and protections under federal, state, and local laws that apply to all workers in the City, regardless of immigration status. Employers would be required to post the workers’ bill of rights in a conspicuous location in the workplace, and to provide a copy to employees upon hiring. Employers whose business operates online or through a mobile application would also be required to post the workers’ bill of rights online or on such mobile application. MOIA, in coordination with DCWP and community and labor groups, would be required to conduct outreach to workers in the City to raise awareness of the workers’ bill of rights. Such outreach would also include contact information for the City’s Immigration Legal Hotline and Asylum Application Help Center, resources and contact information for immigration legal services and MOIA, information on what to expect if immigration enforcement authorities come to an individual’s workplace, and information regarding federal eligibility requirements of Temporary Protected Status following designations, extensions, and re-designations of such status. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0569-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif     Workers’ bill of rights and outreach to immigrant workers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and community and labor organizations, to create and publish a workers’ bill of rights, which would contain information on the rights and protections under federal, state, and local laws that apply to all workers in the City, regardless of immigration status. Employers would be required to post the workers’ bill of rights in a conspicuous location in the workplace, and to provide a copy to employees upon hiring. Employers whose business operates online or through a mobile application would also be required to post the workers’ bill of rights online or on such mobile application. MOIA, in coordination with DCWP and community and labor groups, would be required to conduct outreach to workers in the City to raise awareness of the workers’ bill of rights. Such outreach would also include contact information for the City’s Immigration Legal Hotline and Asylum Application Help Center, resources and contact information for immigration legal services and MOIA, information on what to expect if immigration enforcement authorities come to an individual’s workplace, and information regarding federal eligibility requirements of Temporary Protected Status following designations, extensions, and re-designations of such status. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0790-2022 * Gale A. Brewer   Proposed Int. No. 790-A Documentation establishing proof of identity and proof of residency for a New York city identity card. Introduction This bill would amend Section 3-115 of the Administrative Code to add documentation and verifications to the list of acceptable documents for proof of identity needed to apply for an IDNYC card. The bill includes documents issued by federal immigration authorities, electronic verification through the department of correction, and a released offender verification card. This bill would also amend the documents accepted for proof of residency to include written verification from emergency housing deemed appropriate by the agency. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0790-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     Documentation establishing proof of identity and proof of residency for a New York city identity card. Introduction This bill would amend Section 3-115 of the Administrative Code to add documentation and verifications to the list of acceptable documents for proof of identity needed to apply for an IDNYC card. The bill includes documents issued by federal immigration authorities, electronic verification through the department of correction, and a released offender verification card. This bill would also amend the documents accepted for proof of residency to include written verification from emergency housing deemed appropriate by the agency. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0790-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     Documentation establishing proof of identity and proof of residency for a New York city identity card. Introduction This bill would amend Section 3-115 of the Administrative Code to add documentation and verifications to the list of acceptable documents for proof of identity needed to apply for an IDNYC card. The bill includes documents issued by federal immigration authorities, electronic verification through the department of correction, and a released offender verification card. This bill would also amend the documents accepted for proof of residency to include written verification from emergency housing deemed appropriate by the agency. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0839-2022 * Crystal Hudson     Establishing an office of refugee and migrant settlement. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Refugee and Migrant Settlement to provide short and long term access to relevant resources including, housing, medical care, education and food to people from outside the U.S. who are resettled in New York City. The director of the Office would advise and assist the mayor in coordinating an all-agency response to influxes of people resettling in New York. The Office is required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on its activities in the past year, including the number of people served and the programs it has undertaken. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0839-2022 * Crystal Hudson     Establishing an office of refugee and migrant settlement. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Refugee and Migrant Settlement to provide short and long term access to relevant resources including, housing, medical care, education and food to people from outside the U.S. who are resettled in New York City. The director of the Office would advise and assist the mayor in coordinating an all-agency response to influxes of people resettling in New York. The Office is required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on its activities in the past year, including the number of people served and the programs it has undertaken. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0909-2023 * Shahana K. Hanif     Enhancing the IDNYC application process. Introduction This bill would require the agency administering IDNYC, currently the Department of Social Services, in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, to implement various changes to improve the New York City Identity Card (IDNYC) application process. These changes include: (1) developing a bi-annual training program for IDNYC workers on the application process; (2) provide for adequate in-person application appointments to match demand for IDNYC cards; (3) permit same day and walk-in appointments at IDNYC service enrollment centers; and (4) provide an appeals system for applicants who have been denied an IDNYC identification card. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0909-2023 * Shahana K. Hanif     Enhancing the IDNYC application process. Introduction This bill would require the agency administering IDNYC, currently the Department of Social Services, in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, to implement various changes to improve the New York City Identity Card (IDNYC) application process. These changes include: (1) developing a bi-annual training program for IDNYC workers on the application process; (2) provide for adequate in-person application appointments to match demand for IDNYC cards; (3) permit same day and walk-in appointments at IDNYC service enrollment centers; and (4) provide an appeals system for applicants who have been denied an IDNYC identification card. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0307-2022 * Gale A. Brewer   Proposed Res. No. 307-A United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to quickly clear the backlog of I-765 applications for employment authorization. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0307-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to quickly clear the backlog of I-765 applications for employment authorization. Resolution   Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0307-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to quickly clear the backlog of I-765 applications for employment authorization. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0364-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022 (S. 4529) Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0364-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022 (S. 4529) Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0365-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     United States Department of Health and Human Services to prioritize refugee settlement resources to New York City. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0365-2022 * Gale A. Brewer     United States Department of Health and Human Services to prioritize refugee settlement resources to New York City. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0381-2022 * Alexa Avilés     Condemning the human trafficking of migrants. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0381-2022 * Alexa Avilés     Condemning the human trafficking of migrants. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0459-2023 * Amanda Farías   Proposed Res. No. 459-A Prohibiting municipalities from requiring all employers to check prospective employees’ work authorization status by using the federal electronic verification system. (A.568/S.1802) Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0459-2023 * Amanda Farías     Prohibiting municipalities from requiring all employers to check prospective employees’ work authorization status by using the federal electronic verification system. (A.568/S.1802) Resolution   Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0459-2023 * Amanda Farías     Prohibiting municipalities from requiring all employers to check prospective employees’ work authorization status by using the federal electronic verification system. (A.568/S.1802) Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0532-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers   Proposed Res. No. 532-A Governor Hochul to declare an emergency under Section 2-B of NYS Executive Law to direct funds, administrative resources and services to aid asylum seekers forcibly transported to the city by the governors of other states. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0532-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers     Governor Hochul to declare an emergency under Section 2-B of NYS Executive Law to direct funds, administrative resources and services to aid asylum seekers forcibly transported to the city by the governors of other states. Resolution   Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0532-2023 * Selvena N. Brooks-Powers     Governor Hochul to declare an emergency under Section 2-B of NYS Executive Law to direct funds, administrative resources and services to aid asylum seekers forcibly transported to the city by the governors of other states. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0556-2023 * Crystal Hudson     Access to Representation Act (A.170/S.999) Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0556-2023 * Crystal Hudson     Access to Representation Act (A.170/S.999) Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0606-2023 * Diana I. Ayala   Preconsidered Updating the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parole program to allow parolees to work in the US without waiting for their I-765 applications for employment authorization to be approved, and for the President to take executive action granting or Resolution   Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0606-2023 * Diana I. Ayala     Updating the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parole program to allow parolees to work in the US without waiting for their I-765 applications for employment authorization to be approved, and for the President to take executive action granting or Resolution   P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available                     Not available