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Int 1609-2017

Requiring the administration for children’s services to report annually on the aggregate findings and recommendations of its child fatality review.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2017-05-10Local Law 2018/019

Enacted as Local Law 2018/019.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2017-05-10Passed: 2017-12-31Enacted: 2017-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to report annually on the findings and recommendations of its child fatality reviews during the previous calendar year. Such report would include the number of fatalities known to ACS for the previous year, the cause of death in such fatalities, the age, gender, race and ethnicity of children with such fatalities, any relevant trends identified and systemic recommendations, and a summary of any case practice findings and agency policy changes made in repose to child fatalities in the previous 12 months.

Committee on General WelfareHuman Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.

How it compares

42% of similar bills passed

21 passed · 29 died

This bill: 202 days in committee

Similar bills: median 465 days · 202 days when passed

Sponsors (6)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-05-10 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-05-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-06-14 · Committee on General Welfare
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2017-06-14 · Committee on General Welfare
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-11-29 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-11-29 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-11-29 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-11-29 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-11-30 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-11-30 · City Council
HeardHearing Scheduled by Mayor
2017-12-18 · Mayor
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-12-31 · Administration

Votes (8)

Aye (6)
Stephen T. LevinFernando Cabrera Vanessa L. GibsonRitchie J. TorresBarry S. GrodenchikRafael Salamanca, Jr.
Absent (2)
Corey D. JohnsonAnnabel Palma

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2017-11-30 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on General Welfare · 2017-11-29 · 11:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on General Welfare · 2017-06-14 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2017-05-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (17)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-915 to read as follows: � 21-915 Annual report regarding child fatality review aggregate findings and recommendations. No later than June 1, 2018, and no later than 18 months after the end of each calendar year thereafter, ACS shall publish and make available on its website a report on the findings and recommendations of its child fatality reviews during the previous calendar year. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the number of fatalities of children known to ACS for the previous year; (ii) the cause of death in such fatalities; (iii) the age, gender, race and ethnicity of children with fatalities for the previous year; (iv) any relevant trends identified and systemic recommendations, including opportunities for inter-agency collaboration; and (v) a summary of any case practice findings and agency policy changes made in response to child fatalities in the previous 12 months. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. HB/ACK LS #9167 11/29/2017 12:39 PM 1 1