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Int 0909-2023

Enhancing the IDNYC application process.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Immigrationintroduced 2023-02-02

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2023-02-02Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the agency administering IDNYC, currently the Department of Social Services, in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, to implement various changes to improve the New York City Identity Card (IDNYC) application process. These changes include: (1) developing a bi-annual training program for IDNYC workers on the application process; (2) provide for adequate in-person application appointments to match demand for IDNYC cards; (3) permit same day and walk-in appointments at IDNYC service enrollment centers; and (4) provide an appeals system for applicants who have been denied an IDNYC identification card.

Committee on ImmigrationMayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and other matters affecting immigration.

How it compares

46% of similar bills passed

23 passed · 27 died

This bill: 332 days in committee

Similar bills: median 225 days · 132 days when passed

Sponsors (17)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-02-02 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-02-02 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-04-28 · Committee on Immigration
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-04-28 · Committee on Immigration
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-04-28 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-04-28 · Committee on Governmental Operations
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (5)

Committee on Governmental Operations · 2023-04-28 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Immigration · 2023-04-28 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Governmental Operations · 2023-04-17 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Immigration · 2023-04-17 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2023-02-02 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 3-115 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 35 for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows: b. New York city identity card program. (1) The mayor shall designate an agency to administer the New York city identity card program. The administering agency shall promulgate all rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter. (2) The administering agency shall designate access sites, including at least one site located within each of the five boroughs of the city of New York, where applications for such card shall be made available for pick-up and submission. The administering agency shall make same day and walk-in application review appointments available at such sites. The administering agency shall also make applications available online, including renewal applications. (3) The administering agency in consultation with the mayor's office of immigrant affairs shall: (i) Perform a quarterly assessment of New York city identity card applicants and use such information to inform the number of on-site application review appointments made available in the next quarter; and (ii) Provide training every two years for staff of the administering agency on the New York city identity card application process including a review of all necessary documentation. (4) The administering agency shall make available on-site and online an appeals process for an applicant who is denied a New York city identity card. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. DPM LS #10722 1/13/23 11:45AM 2 2