Details Meeting Name: Committee on Civil and Human Rights Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/1/2019 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Education Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (22) 22 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 T2019-4274 *       Oversight - Segregation in NYC Schools Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2019-4274 *       Oversight - Segregation in NYC Schools Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1541-2019 * Corey D. Johnson   Preconsidered Creating a specialized high school taskforce. Introduction This bill would create a specialized high school task force that would be charged with addressing the racial/ethnic student body inequities of the specialized high schools. The task force would be required to examine (i) the current admissions system, including the specialized high school admissions exam and whether such exam should be changed or eliminated; (ii) existing programs such as the Department of Education’s discovery and dream programs; and (iii) the use of alternative admissions methods, including state standardized examinations and grade point average. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1541-2019 * Corey D. Johnson     Creating a specialized high school taskforce. Introduction This bill would create a specialized high school task force that would be charged with addressing the racial/ethnic student body inequities of the specialized high schools. The task force would be required to examine (i) the current admissions system, including the specialized high school admissions exam and whether such exam should be changed or eliminated; (ii) existing programs such as the Department of Education’s discovery and dream programs; and (iii) the use of alternative admissions methods, including state standardized examinations and grade point average. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1554-2019 * Mark Treyger   Preconsidered Reporting on the demographics of school staff in NYC city public schools. Introduction This bill would amend local law number 59 for the year 2015, and require the Department of Education to report on the demographics of school staff, including leadership, teaching staff and other professional and paraprofessional staff. The required reporting would include gender, race or ethnicity, length of employment at the school of employment and years of experience in that position. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1554-2019 * Mark Treyger     Reporting on the demographics of school staff in NYC city public schools. Introduction This bill would amend local law number 59 for the year 2015, and require the Department of Education to report on the demographics of school staff, including leadership, teaching staff and other professional and paraprofessional staff. The required reporting would include gender, race or ethnicity, length of employment at the school of employment and years of experience in that position. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1547-2019 * Brad S. Lander   Preconsidered Expanding reports on demographic data in NYC public schools. Introduction This bill would require DOE to expand its current student demographic data reporting to the grade level to provide more granular data. The bill also requires DOE to report on a side-by-side comparison of the racial and ethnic demographics of each school or special program with the racial and ethnic demographics of the larger attendance zone and community school district. This will make the existing reporting requirement more robust and allow the Council, advocates and others to drill down deeper into the segregation that exists in our schools and the Department’s efforts to remedy that. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1547-2019 * Brad S. Lander     Expanding reports on demographic data in NYC public schools. Introduction This bill would require DOE to expand its current student demographic data reporting to the grade level to provide more granular data. The bill also requires DOE to report on a side-by-side comparison of the racial and ethnic demographics of each school or special program with the racial and ethnic demographics of the larger attendance zone and community school district. This will make the existing reporting requirement more robust and allow the Council, advocates and others to drill down deeper into the segregation that exists in our schools and the Department’s efforts to remedy that. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1552-2019 * Carlina Rivera   Preconsidered Creating district diversity working groups. Introduction This bill would mandate the establishment of district diversity working groups in each community school district. These working groups would work to facilitate the creation and publishing of public-input integration plans in every school district. The working groups would be made up of students, parents, teachers, principals, administrators, and community advocates. Issues that would be addressed include but are not limited to: admission policies, transfer trends, language access and transportation. Those community school districts that have already gone through this process and have a plan, like District 15, and those that are currently working with the DOE to develop such a plan would be exempt from this bill, but would still be required to report their plan to the Council. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1552-2019 * Carlina Rivera     Creating district diversity working groups. Introduction This bill would mandate the establishment of district diversity working groups in each community school district. These working groups would work to facilitate the creation and publishing of public-input integration plans in every school district. The working groups would be made up of students, parents, teachers, principals, administrators, and community advocates. Issues that would be addressed include but are not limited to: admission policies, transfer trends, language access and transportation. Those community school districts that have already gone through this process and have a plan, like District 15, and those that are currently working with the DOE to develop such a plan would be exempt from this bill, but would still be required to report their plan to the Council. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1550-2019 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams   Preconsidered Establishment of a school diversity advisory group. Introduction This bill would codify the mayoral school diversity advisory group. Established in 2017, this advisory group was tasked with “working to reshape citywide policies and practices such as admissions and program planning.” The advisory group would be made up of Council appointments, a public advocate appointment, and mayoral appointments. The advisory group would be tasked with examining factors as they relate to school diversity and would be required on an annual basis to provide a public report to the Mayor, the Speaker and The Public Advocate on increasing diversity in all schools. The annual report will also require a multi-year plan to be developed that can be adopted by DOE to address integration in schools. The report will also require a one-year look back measurement to track measurement of goals achieved. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1550-2019 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Establishment of a school diversity advisory group. Introduction This bill would codify the mayoral school diversity advisory group. Established in 2017, this advisory group was tasked with “working to reshape citywide policies and practices such as admissions and program planning.” The advisory group would be made up of Council appointments, a public advocate appointment, and mayoral appointments. The advisory group would be tasked with examining factors as they relate to school diversity and would be required on an annual basis to provide a public report to the Mayor, the Speaker and The Public Advocate on increasing diversity in all schools. The annual report will also require a multi-year plan to be developed that can be adopted by DOE to address integration in schools. The report will also require a one-year look back measurement to track measurement of goals achieved. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0949-2018 * Brad S. Lander   Proposed Int. No. 949-A Creating a school diversity monitor within the human rights commission. Introduction This bill would create a school diversity monitor within the city’s Human Rights Commission. This position would monitor racial segregation in the city’s school system, including charter schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education (DOE) and would make recommendations to alleviate disparate impact discrimination. The bill would require the monitor to produce annual reports to the mayor, DOE and the Speaker on DOE’s efforts in combating segregation in the schools and implementation efforts by DOE to ensure greater integration of the overall school system. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0949-2018 * Brad S. Lander     Creating a school diversity monitor within the human rights commission. Introduction This bill would create a school diversity monitor within the city’s Human Rights Commission. This position would monitor racial segregation in the city’s school system, including charter schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education (DOE) and would make recommendations to alleviate disparate impact discrimination. The bill would require the monitor to produce annual reports to the mayor, DOE and the Speaker on DOE’s efforts in combating segregation in the schools and implementation efforts by DOE to ensure greater integration of the overall school system. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0196-2018 * Inez D. Barron   Proposed Res. No. 196-A Change the admissions criteria for NYC’s Specialized High Schools. (A.10427A/S.8503A) Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0196-2018 * Inez D. Barron     Change the admissions criteria for NYC’s Specialized High Schools. (A.10427A/S.8503A) Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0417-2018 * Robert F. Holden   Proposed Res. No. 417-A DOE to create more district Gifted and Talented programs and classes, including intermediate school programs, and create pathways for admission that ensure equitable access for students throughout the City. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0417-2018 * Robert F. Holden     DOE to create more district Gifted and Talented programs and classes, including intermediate school programs, and create pathways for admission that ensure equitable access for students throughout the City. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0868-2019 * Keith Powers   Preconsidered DOE to ensure the methodology for developing and scoring the Specialized High School Admissions Test, and the methodology for any future process implemented for Specialized High School admissions, be transparent and accessible to the general public. Resolution   Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0868-2019 * Keith Powers     DOE to ensure the methodology for developing and scoring the Specialized High School Admissions Test, and the methodology for any future process implemented for Specialized High School admissions, be transparent and accessible to the general public. Resolution   P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available                     Not available