Int 0794-2024
Composition of the youth board.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Children and Youthintroduced 2024-04-11Local Law 2025/032
Enacted as Local Law 2025/032.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-04-11Passed: 2025-03-29Enacted: 2025-03-29
Summary
This bill would require that appointments or recommendations for youth board members must be made with best efforts to ensure that appointees have demonstrated relevant experience in the area of youth welfare. Additionally, this bill would require that to the extent practicable, at least 3 members of the board be between the ages of 16-24, in order to ensure actual youth representation.
Committee on Children and Youth — Administration for Children’s Services, the Division of Youth and Family Justice within the Administration for Children’s Services, Youth Board, Department of Youth and Community Development, Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth, and youth related programs.
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10 passed · 19 died
This bill: 321 days in committee
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Sponsors (13)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-10-30 · Committee on Children and Youth
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-10-30 · Committee on Children and Youth
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-10-30 · Committee on Education
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-10-30 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-02-27 · Committee on Children and Youth
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-02-27 · Committee on Children and Youth
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-02-27 · Committee on Children and Youth
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-02-27 · Committee on Children and Youth
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-02-27 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-02-27 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-03-29 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-03-31 · City Council
Votes (6)
Aye (4)
Althea V. StevensLinda LeeJulie MeninNantasha M. Williams
Absent (2)
Chi A. OsséRita C. Joseph
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2025-02-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Children and Youth · 2025-02-27 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Children and Youth · 2024-10-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2024-10-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2024-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (19)
- Summary of Int. No. 794-A
- Summary of Int. No. 794
- Int. No. 794
- April 11, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2024
- Committee Report 10/30/24
- Hearing Testimony 10/30/24
- Hearing Transcript 10/30/24
- Proposed Int. No. 794-A - 2/20/24
- Committee Report 2/27/25
- Hearing Transcript 2/27/25
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- February 27, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-27-25
- Int. No. 794-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 32
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivisions b and c of section 734 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 81 for the year 1996, are amended to read as follows:
b. The youth board shall be representative of the community, and shall include persons representing the areas of social service, health care, education, business, industry and labor. To the extent practicable, at least 3 members of the youth board shall be between the age of 16 and 24. No member of the board shall be removed or required to step down due to reaching 25 years of age. If a vacancy arises and no remaining member of the board is between the age of 16 and 24, such vacancy must be filled by a person between the age of 16 and 24.
c. The youth board shall consist of up to [twenty-eight] 28 members, appointed by the mayor, [fourteen] 14 of whom shall be appointed upon recommendation of the city council. In making such appointments and recommendations, the mayor and the city council shall make efforts to identify persons who have demonstrated experience with organizations or activities directly concerned with the welfare of youth.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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