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Int 1707-2019

Requiring training for certain employees of NYC on federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Immigrationintroduced 2019-09-12Local Law 2019/178

Enacted as Local Law 2019/178.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2019-09-12Passed: 2019-10-13Enacted: 2019-10-13

Summary

This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to conduct training on the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds.

Committee on ImmigrationMayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and other matters affecting immigration.

How it compares

44% of similar bills passed

22 passed · 28 died

This bill: 33 days in committee

Similar bills: median 225 days · 132 days when passed

Sponsors (7)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-09-03 · Committee on Immigration
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2019-09-03 · Committee on Immigration
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-10-13 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-10-15 · City Council

Votes (58)

Aye (53)
Alicka Ampry-Samuel Karen KoslowitzCarlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschKeith Powers Carlina Rivera Corey D. JohnsonAdrienne E. AdamsDiana I. AyalaInez D. BarronJustin L. BrannanFernando Cabrera Margaret S. ChinAndrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesLaurie A. CumboRuben Diaz, Sr.Daniel Dromm Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Mathieu EugeneVanessa L. GibsonMark Gjonaj Barry S. GrodenchikBen KallosAndy L. KingPeter A. KooRory I. LancmanBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineFarah N. LouisAlan N. MaiselI. Daneek MillerFrancisco P. MoyaBill PerkinsAntonio ReynosoDonovan J. RichardsYdanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresMark TreygerEric A. UlrichPaul A. ValloneJames G. Van BramerKalman Yeger Carlos MenchacaMargaret S. ChinDaniel Dromm Mathieu EugeneMark Gjonaj Francisco P. Moya
Nay (3)
Steven MatteoJoseph C. BorelliRobert F. Holden
Absent (2)
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.I. Daneek Miller

Heard at (3)

City Council · 2019-09-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Immigration · 2019-09-12 · 9:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Immigration · 2019-09-03 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (15)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. The office of immigrant affairs shall conduct training on the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds, as published on August 14, 2019 starting on page 41292 of volume 84 of the federal register. At a minimum, such training shall include: (i) information on the public benefits programs and individuals covered by such federal regulations; and (ii) information on how to refer individuals to immigration legal services to address issues related to such federal regulations. Such training shall be made available to appropriate employees of the following agencies, as determined by such agencies: the department of social services/human resources administration, the department of homeless services, and the department of housing preservation and development. Such departments, in consultation with the office of immigrant affairs, shall ensure that all employees whose primary responsibilities include interacting with members of the public in a client service role in connection with a public benefits program receive training based on the training provided by the office of immigrant affairs. In addition, the office of immigrant affairs shall make such training available to the New York city housing authority. �2. No later than October 15, 2019, the office of immigrant affairs shall submit to the speaker of the council a report on such office's actions taken pursuant to section 1 of this local law, including the number of employees trained, the agency for which they worked, and the date or dates when such training or trainings were conducted. � 3. This local law takes effect immediately after it becomes law, and is deemed repealed 2 years after it becomes law. HKA LS #9053 9/4/19 4:33PM 2 1