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Int 0403-2022

Requiring the department of education to distribute IDNYC applications to all high school students.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Educationintroduced 2022-05-19Local Law 2023/048

Enacted as Local Law 2023/048.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-05-19Passed: 2023-04-16Enacted: 2023-04-16

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to distribute information about the IDNYC municipal identification program to every student grades 9 through 12 at the start of each school year. At a minimum, this legislation would require DOE to provide every student with an IDNYC application form, as well as information about IDNYC eligibility requirements, the application process, including but not limited to a list of documents accepted to prove IDNYC identity and residency requirements, and the relevant benefits and discounts provided to IDNYC cardholders.

Committee on EducationDepartment of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.

How it compares

40% of similar bills passed

20 passed · 30 died

This bill: 300 days in committee

Similar bills: median 215 days · 189 days when passed

Sponsors (32)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-05-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-05-19 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-01-25 · Committee on Education
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-01-25 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-03-16 · Committee on Education
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2023-03-16 · Committee on Education
ActionAmended by Committee
2023-03-16 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2023-03-16 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Council
2023-03-16 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2023-03-16 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2023-04-16 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2023-04-18 · City Council

Votes (19)

Aye (19)
Carmen N. De La RosaPierina Ana SanchezShekar KrishnanShahana K. HanifLinda LeeKamillah HanksJames F. GennaroRita C. JosephAlexa AvilésEric DinowitzJennifer GutiérrezJulie MeninMercedes NarcisseLynn C. SchulmanAlthea V. StevensSandra UngFarah N. LouisOswald J. FelizLincoln Restler

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2023-03-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2023-03-16 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2023-01-25 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2022-05-19 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 30 to read as follows: CHAPTER 30 DISTRIBUTION OF IDNYC MUNICIPAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM MATERIALS � 21-1001 Distribution of IDNYC municipal identification program materials. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: IDNYC. The term "IDNYC" means the New York city identity card established pursuant to section 3-115. School. The term "school" means a school of the city school district of the city of New York that contains any combination of grades from and including grade 9 through grade 12. b. At the start of each school year, the department shall distribute to each school, for distribution to every student of such school, information related to the IDNYC program. Distribution of such information to schools and students may be in hard copy or electronic if distribution of other similar information occurs electronically. At a minimum, such information shall include the IDNYC application form and information on: (i) eligibility requirements; (ii) the application process, including but not limited to a list of documents accepted to prove identity and residency; and (iii) relevant benefits and discounts provided to IDNYC cardholders. c. The department shall make available the information required to be distributed pursuant to subdivision b of this section on the department's website in English and in each of the designated citywide languages, as such term is defined in subdivision a of section 23-1101. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 12 IP/NJF LS #8454 3/8/23 6:05pm Session 11 IP LS #1113 Int. #453-2018 2