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Int 0290-2022

Establishing a climate migrant services coordinator.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfrontsintroduced 2022-04-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2022-04-28Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would establish a climate migrant services coordinator to provide guidance to individuals who have relocated to New York City after being displaced from their homes by severe weather or natural disaster events.

Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsDepartment of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.

How it compares

14% of similar bills passed

7 passed · 43 died

This bill: 612 days in committee

Similar bills: median 567 days · 243 days when passed

Sponsors (7)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-04-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-04-28 · City Council
ActionRe-referred to Committee by Council
2023-03-07 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-04-28 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of Title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 3-119.6 to read as follows: �3-119.6 Climate Migrant Services Coordinator. a. There shall be established a climate migrant services coordinator, to be located in an agency designated by the mayor, who shall provide guidance to individuals who have relocated to the city of New York after being displaced from their homes by severe weather or natural disaster events. b. Such coordinator shall, at minimum, coordinate among appropriate city, state, and federal agencies and other relevant organizations to conduct outreach to identify such individuals and identify and coordinate the legal and social services needs of such individuals, including but not limited to: 1. Disaster relief claim assistance; 2. Case management; 3. Assistance in applying for local, state, or federal benefits; 4. Immigration legal services; 5. Mental health support; 6. Long-term healthcare access; 7. Nutrition assistance; 8. Housing assistance; 9. Workforce development; and 10. Youth and adult education programs. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 12 JSA LS #2499 3/11/2022 Session 11 HKA LS #10564 9/5/2019 2 2