Int 1768-2019

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 15 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-141 to read as follows: 15-141 Diversity, inclusion, and harassment training. a. The department, in consultation with the department of citywide administrative services and commission on human rights, shall develop and implement a plan for providing ongoing training and education to all members and staff regarding harassment, diversity and inclusion. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Providing annual in-person training for all department staff and members regarding the department's harassment policies; 2. Providing annual in-person training for all department staff and members regarding diversity and inclusion, which shall include but not be limited to instruction on: (a) best practices for interacting and working with individuals of different cultures, religions, genders, sexual orientations and identities, (b) unconscious biases, and (c) fostering positive attitudes regarding departmental diversity and inclusion; 3. Providing members and staff who serve supervisory roles with training on promoting inclusion within the workplace, and identifying and remedying harassment, including through mediation and restorative practices; 4. Providing advanced training on diversity, inclusion and the department's harassment policies to dedicated staff and members responsible for visiting firehouses on a rotating basis to provide counseling, training and mediation sessions on issues related to diversity, inclusion and harassment; and 5. Engaging with department staff and members, including affinity group leaders, on a quarterly basis regarding efforts the department should take to improve workplace culture for firefighters of diverse backgrounds. b. Reporting. The department shall post a report on its website by March 1st of each year regarding efforts taken to implement the diversity, inclusion and harassment training plan as required by subdivision a of this section. Such report shall include but not be limited to details on specific department actions and budgetary commitments made to implementing each provision contained within subdivision a of this section. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately after it becomes law. JDK LS #10589; 10592; 11091 10/09/19 1 2