Meeting Name: Committee on Youth Services (inactive) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/22/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Attachments for Oversight, Attachments - Int. No. 708, Attachments - Int. No. 709
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T2016-5197 *   Oversight - Disconnected Youth: Out of Work and Out of School.Oversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2016-5197 *   Oversight - Disconnected Youth: Out of Work and Out of School.Oversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0708-2015 *Mathieu Eugene  Establishing a task force on disconnected youth.IntroductionThis bill would create a disconnected youth task force to examine the challenges that prevent disconnected youth from enrolling in school or being employed. The task force would be composed of 25 members including the following city agencies, DYCD, SBS, DOE, ACS, DOP, HRA, DOHMH, and DHS. Other members include the Deputy Mayor of Strategic Policy Initiatives, the Mayor’s Center for youth Employment, and the Office of Workforce Development. Additionally, the Mayor will appoint six members and the Speaker of the City Council will appoint five members. Members of the taskforce will be appointed within 30 days of enactment of this law. The taskforce will provide the Mayor and the Speaker with a report that includes, but is not limited to, an analysis of what obstacles prevent disconnected youth from enrolling in school or being employed, the education and skills employers require, and the policies and programs that affect disconnected youth. The task force will also provide recommendations on how the City could better serve this population. The taskforce will submit its first report on March 1, 2018, and then biennially thereafter. The task force will cease to exist after submitting its final report on March 1, 2022.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0708-2015 *Mathieu Eugene  Establishing a task force on disconnected youth.IntroductionThis bill would create a disconnected youth task force to examine the challenges that prevent disconnected youth from enrolling in school or being employed. The task force would be composed of 25 members including the following city agencies, DYCD, SBS, DOE, ACS, DOP, HRA, DOHMH, and DHS. Other members include the Deputy Mayor of Strategic Policy Initiatives, the Mayor’s Center for youth Employment, and the Office of Workforce Development. Additionally, the Mayor will appoint six members and the Speaker of the City Council will appoint five members. Members of the taskforce will be appointed within 30 days of enactment of this law. The taskforce will provide the Mayor and the Speaker with a report that includes, but is not limited to, an analysis of what obstacles prevent disconnected youth from enrolling in school or being employed, the education and skills employers require, and the policies and programs that affect disconnected youth. The task force will also provide recommendations on how the City could better serve this population. The taskforce will submit its first report on March 1, 2018, and then biennially thereafter. The task force will cease to exist after submitting its final report on March 1, 2022.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0709-2015 *Mathieu Eugene  Workforce development.IntroductionThis bill would establish a disconnected youth workforce development program in the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) for youth aged 18 to 24. The program will be designed to provide services that include, but are not limited to, education, job training, financial literacy, entrepreneurial skills training, and follow-up services for at least 12 months. The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) will assist SBS in formulating and implementing the program. Other agencies that will be involved in the program’s development will include the Department of Education, the Human Resources Administration, the Mayor’s Office, and community based organizations.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0709-2015 *Mathieu Eugene  Workforce development.IntroductionThis bill would establish a disconnected youth workforce development program in the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) for youth aged 18 to 24. The program will be designed to provide services that include, but are not limited to, education, job training, financial literacy, entrepreneurial skills training, and follow-up services for at least 12 months. The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) will assist SBS in formulating and implementing the program. Other agencies that will be involved in the program’s development will include the Department of Education, the Human Resources Administration, the Mayor’s Office, and community based organizations.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available