Int 0760-2022
Providing water safety instruction to New York city's public school children at no cost.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2022-10-12Local Law 2023/129
Enacted as Local Law 2023/129.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2022-10-12Passed: 2023-10-15Enacted: 2023-10-15
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide swimming lessons and water safety instruction for free to NYC public school second grade students.
Committee on Parks and Recreation — Department of Parks and Recreation.
How it compares
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16 passed · 34 died
This bill: 336 days in committee
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Sponsors (40)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-10-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-10-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-04-26 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-04-26 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-09-14 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2023-09-14 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
ActionAmended by Committee
2023-09-14 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2023-09-14 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedApproved by Council
2023-09-14 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2023-09-14 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2023-10-15 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2023-10-17 · City Council
Votes (12)
Aye (12)
David M. CarrLinda LeeFrancisco P. MoyaRobert F. HoldenJulie MeninLincoln RestlerMarjorie VelázquezEric DinowitzChristopher MarteMercedes NarcisseShekar KrishnanSandra Ung
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2023-09-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2023-09-14 · 9:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2023-04-26 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-10-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 760-A
- Summary of Int. No. 760
- Int. No. 760
- October 12, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-12-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 12, 2022
- Committee Report 4/26/23
- Hearing Testimony 4/26/23
- Hearing Transcript 4/26/23
- Proposed Int. No. 760-A - 9/7/23
- Committee Report 9/14/23
- Hearing Transcript 9/14/23
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- September 14, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-14-23
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 14, 2023
- Int. No. 760-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 129
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-160 to read as follows:
� 18-160 Water safety instruction provided at no cost. a. Definition. As used in this section, the term "water safety instruction" means a series of lessons designed for students of a particular age group or skill level administered by the department to teach swimming and related water safety awareness, including swim for life or any similar or successor program.
b. Subject to appropriation, staffing requirements, and the availability of adequate facilities, the department, in consultation with the department of education, shall offer water safety instruction at no cost to New York city public school second grade students. Where such instruction takes place at a recreation center under the jurisdiction of the department, necessary employees of the department of education shall not be required to purchase a membership to such recreation center to accompany such students for such instruction.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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