Int 0862-2024
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to staff each police precinct with a licensed social worker.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2024-05-16
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2024-05-16Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to staff each police precinct with a licensed master social worker. Such social workers would be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
How it compares
14% of similar bills passed
7 passed · 43 died
This bill: 593 days in committee
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Sponsors (16)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-05-16 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2024-05-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 862
- Int. No. 862
- May 16, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-16-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 16, 2024
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.26 to read as follows:
� 17-199.26 Social workers at police precincts. a. Definition. For the purpose of this section the term "licensed master social worker" means any personnel, licensed and certified by New York state as a licensed master social worker as defined in section 7701 of the education law.
b. The department of health and mental hygiene shall staff each police precinct with a licensed master social worker employed by the department. Such licensed master social workers shall provide consultation upon request of the police department, members of the public, detained individuals, or crime victims and their families, and shall be available at each police precinct twenty-four hours a day and every day of the week.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
Session 12:
LS 9348/7117
JDK
5/15/24
Session 11:
Int. 673-2018
LS 11869
DA