Int 0139-2022
Report on the impact of the deaths of parents and guardians from COVID-19 on children and the repeal of such requirement upon the expiration thereof.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2022-04-14
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2022-04-14Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to report on the impact of the deaths of parents and guardians from COVID-19 on children. The first such report would provide quarterly data for the period of January 1, 2020 to April 30, 2022. The subsequent quarterly reports would provide data for each quarter beginning May 1, 2022. ACS would submit the reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post such reports on its website. The bill would expire in 10 years.
Committee on General Welfare — Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.
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Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-04-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-04-14 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-06-15 · Committee on General Welfare
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-06-15 · Committee on General Welfare
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on General Welfare · 2022-06-15 · 10:00 AM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-04-14 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (8)
- Summary of Int. No. 139
- Int. No. 139
- April 14, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-14-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 14, 2022
- Committee Report 6/15/22
- Hearing Testimony 6/15/22
- Hearing Transcript 6/15/22
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-922 to read as follows:
� 21-922 COVID-19 deaths of parents, guardians; impact on children; report. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
COVID-19. The term "COVID-19" means the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Death from COVID-19. The term "death from COVID-19" means a death of a parent or guardian who had contracted or likely contracted COVID-19.
Young adult. The term "young adult" means a person who is 18 to 26 years of age.
b. Reporting required. Within 60 days of the effective date of the local law that added this section, and quarterly thereafter, ACS shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council and post on its website a report regarding the impact of the deaths of parents and guardians from COVID-19 on children in New York City. The first such report shall provide quarterly data for the period of January 1, 2020 to April 30, 2022. The subsequent quarterly reports shall provide data for each quarter beginning May 1, 2022. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. For each child placed into foster care due to a death from COVID-19, such child's race, ethnicity, primary language, income and community district of residence;
2. For each household receiving services from ACS in which young adults are the legal guardians of their younger siblings due to a death from COVID-19, the head of household's race, ethnicity, primary language, income and community district of residence;
3. The unique needs of such children and households and the plan of ACS, if any, to address such needs; and
4. Any additional information that ACS deems germane to such report.
c. The report required by subdivision b of this section shall include a data dictionary.
d. No information that is otherwise required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state or local law.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed 10 years after it becomes law.
NLB
LS #6717
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