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Meeting Name: Committee on Health Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/27/2023 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall
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T2023-3972 *   Oversight - Protecting New Yorkers from Heat and Air Quality Emergencies.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 1119-2023 *Selvena N. Brooks-Powers  Annual report on drowning deaths.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report annually on drownings occurring in the City. The report would include the date, time, and address at which each incident occurred, a unique and anonymous identification code corresponding to the incident, the age, race, and ethnicity of the victim, the type of facility at which the incident occurred, the Council district and community district in which the incident occurred, and possible factors that contributed to the incident.   Not available Not available
Int 1127-2023 *Keith Powers   Standards and reporting regarding indoor air quality in schools within the city school district.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to set standards regarding air quality in schools, and would require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection, to issue real time reports on the DOE website regarding air quality in schools and the installation and maintenance of air quality monitoring devices, as well as annual reports regarding air quality in schools. It would also require the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to engage in outreach and education regarding indoor air quality in schools.   Not available Not available
Int 1128-2023 *Keith Powers   Establishing a pilot program to monitor indoor air quality in certain commercial buildings.IntroductionThis bill would create a 5 year pilot program during which the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) would install real-time air quality monitors in commercial buildings. Participation in the pilot program would be voluntary, except that buildings receiving city financial assistance would be required to participate. Upon the conclusion of the program, DOHMH, in collaboration with the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and any other relevant agency, would be required to issue a report summarizing the data gathered and make recommendations to improve air quality in commercial buildings. DOHMH, DOB and DEP would also be permitted to make rules regarding the improvement of air quality in commercial buildings.   Not available Not available
Int 1129-2023 *Keith Powers   Establishing a pilot program to monitor indoor air quality in certain residential buildings.IntroductionThis bill would create a 5 year pilot program during which the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) would install real-time air quality monitors in residential buildings. Participation in the pilot program would be voluntary, except that buildings receiving city financial assistance would be required to participate. Upon the conclusion of the program, DOHMH, in collaboration with the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and any other relevant agency, would be required to issue a report summarizing the data gathered and make recommendations to improve air quality in residential buildings. DOHMH, DOB and DEP would also be permitted to make rules regarding the improvement of air quality in residential buildings.   Not available Not available
Int 1130-2023 *Keith Powers   Standards and reporting regarding indoor air quality in city buildings.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to set standards regarding indoor air quality in city buildings, and engage in outreach and education regarding indoor air quality. It would also require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection, to issue real time and annual reports on the DOHMH website regarding air quality in city buildings.   Not available Not available