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Int 0444-2024

Provision of mental health services for children visiting incarcerated individuals.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Criminal Justiceintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would create a mental health services program at city jails for visitors under the age of eighteen to receive referrals for mental health services and, whenever practicable, receive mental health services.

Committee on Criminal JusticeDepartment of Correction [ and], Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

How it compares

32% of similar bills passed

16 passed · 34 died

This bill: 672 days in committee

Similar bills: median 608 days · 145 days when passed

Sponsors (25)

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-163 to read as follows: � 9-163 Mental health services for child visitors. The commissioner of correction shall establish a mental health services program at city jails for visitors under the age of 18. Such program shall provide referrals to mental health services and, whenever practicable, onsite mental health services. Participation in such program shall be on a voluntary basis. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS 8485 1/17/2024 Session 12 XC LS 8485 4/29/2022 11:30am