Int 1559-2019
Establishment of an office to provide support to those in need of burial assistance.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2019-05-29Local Law 2019/213
Enacted as Local Law 2019/213.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2019-05-29Passed: 2019-12-04Enacted: 2019-12-04
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to establish an office to provide support and assistance to individuals who have lost a loved one and need information about and help accessing public burial, a burial allowance or any similar program.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
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This bill: 166 days in committee
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Sponsors (9)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-05-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-05-29 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-05-30 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-05-30 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-05-30 · Committee on Transportation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-05-30 · Committee on Transportation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-05-30 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-05-30 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-11-12 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-11-14 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-11-14 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2019-12-04 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2019-12-04 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2019-12-05 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (7)
Andrew CohenMathieu EugeneRobert F. HoldenKeith Powers Mark LevineAlicka Ampry-Samuel Inez D. Barron
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2019-11-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2019-11-12 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2019-05-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2019-05-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2019-05-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (21)
- Summary of Int. No. 1559-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1559
- Int. No. 1559
- May 29, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-29-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 29, 2019
- Minutes of the Recessed Meeting of May 29, 2019 Held on June 13, 2019
- Committee Report 5/30/19
- Hearing Testimony 5/30/19
- Hearing Transcript 5/30/19
- Proposed Int. No. 1559-A - 11/15/19
- Committee Report 11/12/19
- Hearing Transcript 11/12/19
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- November 14, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-14-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - November 14, 2019
- Int. No. 1559-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 213
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-110.2 to read as follows:
� 21-110.2 Office of burial services. a. The department shall establish an office to provide support and, where eligible, financial assistance to survivors, next of kin, legally responsible relatives, friends or other designated entities of deceased indigent or unclaimed persons who require information about, and help facilitating the disposal of, decedent remains through public burial, accessing public burial, a burial allowance or any similar program. Such office shall provide services including, without limitation, explaining the availability of public burial options and assistance in applying for a burial allowance.
� 2. This local law takes effect June 15, 2020, except that the commissioner of social services may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.
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