Int 0881-2018
Education and outreach regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2018-05-09Local Law 2019/069
Enacted as Local Law 2019/069.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-05-09Passed: 2019-04-14Enacted: 2019-04-14
Summary
This bill would require DOHMH to establish and implement an education and outreach program to increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention. The bill would also require the program to include linguistically and culturally competent education and outreach tailored to limited English proficient individuals and specific immigrant populations. To achieve this end, measures identified in the bill include language assistance tools, production of education materials, community outreach, and advertisements in multiple public locations.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
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Sponsors (47)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-05-09 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-05-09 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-09-27 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-09-27 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-09-27 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-09-27 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-09-27 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-09-27 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-03-12 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-03-12 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-03-12 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-03-12 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-03-13 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-03-13 · City Council
HeardHearing Scheduled by Mayor
2019-04-02 · Mayor
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-04-14 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-04-17 · City Council
Votes (5)
Aye (4)
Keith Powers Mathieu EugeneMark LevineAlicka Ampry-Samuel
Absent (1)
Inez D. Barron
Heard at (6)
City Council · 2019-03-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2019-03-12 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2018-09-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2018-09-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2018-09-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2018-05-09 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 881-A
- Summary of Int. No. 881
- Int. No. 881
- May 9, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 05-09-18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 9, 2018
- Committee Report 9/27/18
- Hearing Testimony 9/27/18
- Hearing Testimony 9/27/18 (Con't)
- Hearing Transcript 9/27/18
- Proposed Int. No. 881-A - 2/22/19
- Committee Report 3/12/19
- Hearing Transcript 3/12/19
- March 13, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-13-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 13, 2019
- Int. No. 881-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 69
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 17-186.1 to read as follows:
� 17-186.1 Education and outreach regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention. a. The department shall establish and implement an education and outreach program to increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention. Such education and outreach program shall at a minimum include the following information:
1. Health effects of lead poisoning in children and pregnant women;
2. Major sources of lead exposure for children;
3. Ways to prevent lead exposure and to address lead hazards;
4. Importance of lead screening and blood lead testing requirements for children and pregnant women; and
5. Requirements related to inspection and remediation of lead hazards in certain housing and facilities.
b. The education and outreach program required by subdivision a of this section shall include linguistically and culturally competent education and outreach tailored to limited English proficient individuals and specific immigrant populations. To meet such requirement, the department, in consultation with the mayor's office of immigrant affairs, shall identify and implement measures including but not limited to production of educational materials, language assistance tools, community outreach and advertisements in multiple languages in public locations.
c. Any educational materials produced pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall be made available on the department's website and submitted to the commissioner of the mayor's office of immigrant affairs. The educational materials made available on the department's website pursuant to this subdivision shall be made available in English; in the six languages most commonly spoken by limited English proficient individuals in the city as determined by the department of city planning; and in any other languages deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
� 2. This local law takes effect one year after it becomes law.
MHL/ZH
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