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Int 2065-2020

Requiring domestic violence shelters to develop an online platform for client sign-in and record maintenance.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Women and Gender Equityintroduced 2020-08-27

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2020-08-27Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that the Department of Social Services develop an online platform through which emergency shelter clients who are victims of domestic violence could sign-in for attendance purposes. The legislation would also require the Department of Social Services to maintain client records used to provide services on the digital platform and allow clients to access those records through a client portal.

Committee on Women and Gender Equity — Issues relating to advancing the economic mobility, social inclusion, leadership and civic participation of women and girls, domestic violence, Office to End Gender-Based Violence and the Commission on Gender Equity.

How it compares

52% of similar bills passed

26 passed · 24 died

This bill: 490 days in committee

Similar bills: median 331 days · 158 days when passed

Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Women and Gender Equity.

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Int 2423-2021
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0dWithdrawn
Int 2254-2021
Text message hotline for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.
253dFiled
Int 2084-2020
Domestic violence related calls to 311.
470dFiled
Int 0298-2022
Domestic violence related calls to 311.
612dFiled
Int 0459-2024
Domestic violence related calls to 311.
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Sponsors (1)

Helen K. Rosenthal(prime)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2020-08-27 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 130 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows: c. The department shall develop an online platform for sign-in and record keeping at emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence and shall publish information about such platform on the department's website. Consistent with rules promulgated by the commissioner, an individual subject to daily census requirements, as described in sections 452.9 and 900.11 of title 18 of the New York codes, rules, and regulations, may sign-in for census purposes through such online platform. The online platform shall include a client portal where client documents shall be digitally stored and may be accessed by the department and clients for the provision of services. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner of social services may take all actions necessary for its implementation including the promulgation of rules, before such effective date. JG LS # 9902 10/11/19 5:30 PM 1 1