Int 0610-2022
Requiring the department of education to provide information on the local 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and other related resources.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Educationintroduced 2022-08-11Local Law 2022/125
Enacted as Local Law 2022/125.
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Agenda: 2022-08-11Passed: 2022-12-23Enacted: 2022-12-23
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Education to distribute information about suicide prevention to students, including the new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number, information on suicide’s warning signs and risk factors and other related suicide prevention resources it deems important for students.
Committee on Education — Department of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.
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Sponsors (32)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-08-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-08-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-09-21 · Committee on Education
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-09-21 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-11-22 · Committee on Education
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2022-11-22 · Committee on Education
ActionAmended by Committee
2022-11-22 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2022-11-22 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Council
2022-11-22 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2022-11-22 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2022-12-23 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2022-12-27 · City Council
Votes (20)
Aye (18)
Rita C. JosephShaun AbreuAlexa AvilésCarmen N. De La RosaEric DinowitzOswald J. FelizJennifer GutiérrezShahana K. HanifKamillah HanksShekar KrishnanLinda LeeFarah N. LouisJulie MeninMercedes NarcisseLincoln RestlerPierina Ana SanchezLynn C. SchulmanAlthea V. Stevens
Absent (2)
James F. GennaroSandra Ung
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2022-11-22 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2022-11-22 · 9:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2022-09-21 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-08-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 610-A
- Summary of Int. No. 610
- Int. No. 610
- August 11, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-11-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 11, 2022
- Committee Report 9/21/22
- Hearing Testimony 9/21/22
- Hearing Transcript 9/21/22
- Proposed Int. No. 610-A - 11/14/22
- Committee Report 11/22/22
- Hearing Transcript 11/22/22
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- November 22, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-22-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - November 22, 2022
- Int. No. 610-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 125
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 29 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 29
DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING SUICIDE PREVENTION
� 21-1000 Distribution of information regarding suicide prevention. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term "school" means a school of the city school district of the city of New York.
b. No later than September 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall distribute to each school, to be shared with every student of such school, the following information in writing, in hard copy, or electronically if availability of similar documents occurs electronically, using plain, simple, and age-appropriate language:
1. The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number;
2. Information about suicide, including warning signs, risk factors, and prevention; and
3. Any other information that the department deems relevant.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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