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Int 0618-2018

Distributing educational materials on drugs and opiates awareness and prevention to junior high and high school students.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictionintroduced 2018-03-07Local Law 2018/125

Enacted as Local Law 2018/125.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-03-07Passed: 2018-06-26Enacted: 2018-06-26

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to develop age appropriate educational materials on drug and opioid awareness and prevention. This legislation would also require the Department of Youth and Community Development and the Department of Education to distribute such materials to youth service programs and students, respectively.

Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and AddictionDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene (issues of mental health, developmental disability and addiction services) and Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.

How it compares

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23 passed · 27 died

This bill: 89 days in committee

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Sponsors (8)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2018-02-27 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2018-02-27 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2018-02-27 · Committee on General Welfare
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2018-02-27 · Committee on General Welfare
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-03-07 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-06-05 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2018-06-05 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
ActionAmended by Committee
2018-06-05 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2018-06-05 · Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
AdvancedApproved by Council
2018-06-07 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2018-06-07 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2018-06-26 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2018-06-26 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2018-06-27 · City Council

Votes (5)

Aye (5)
James G. Van BramerDiana I. AyalaAlicka Ampry-Samuel Fernando Cabrera Robert F. Holden

Heard at (5)

City Council · 2018-06-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction · 2018-06-05 · 12:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2018-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction · 2018-02-27 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on General Welfare · 2018-02-27 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.

Attachments (21)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.9 to read as follows: � 17-199.9 Educational materials on drugs and opiates awareness and prevention. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: DOE. The term "DOE" means the department of education. DYCD. The term "DYCD" means the department of youth and community development. b. The department shall develop age appropriate educational materials regarding drugs and opiates awareness and prevention. c. Such materials shall be made available by the department to DYCD and DOE at the beginning of each calendar year. d. The department shall make available such educational materials on the department's website in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101. � 2. Chapter 4 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-410 to read as follows: � 21-410 Distribution of educational materials on drugs and opiates to youth services programs. a. The department shall make available the educational materials on drugs and opiates awareness and prevention developed by the department of health and mental hygiene pursuant to section 17-199.9 to youth attending afterschool programs funded by the department for students in grades six to twelve. b. The department shall ensure that such educational materials are available on the department's website in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101. � 3. Chapter 8 of Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-969 to read as follows: � 21-969 Distribution of educational materials on drugs and opiates awareness and prevention. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Middle and high school. The term "middle and high school" means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from grade 6 through grade 12. Student. The term "student" means any pupil under the age of 21 as of September 1 of the relevant academic year, who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in grade 6 or higher. b. Each academic year, the department shall make available educational materials on drugs and opiates awareness and prevention developed by the department of health and mental hygiene pursuant to section 17-199.9 to students at each middle and high school. c. The department shall make available such educational materials in English and in each of the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101 in each middle and high school and on the department's website. � 4. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. NJC/SSY LS 5394 5/30/2018 10:06pm 2