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Int 0447-2026

Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.

IntroductionIn CommitteeCommittee on Children and Youthintroduced 2026-01-29

In committee — awaiting review.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2026-01-29

Summary

This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), in consultation with the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to develop a guide with accurate information about alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth. ACS would distribute the guide to judges, attorneys, public defender organizations, youth advocates, and district attorneys.

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.

Outlook

37% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 19 died

This bill: 263 days in committee

Similar bills: median 352 days · 257 days when passed

Sponsors (8)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-01-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-01-29 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Children and Youth · 2026-10-27 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2026-01-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Int. No. 447 By Council Members Stevens, Restler, Banks, Marte, Epstein, Schulman, Brooks-Powers and Morano ..Title A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth ..Body Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-924 to read as follows: § 21-924 Information on alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth. a. ACS, in consultation with the department of youth and community development, the department of probation, and the mayor’s office of criminal justice, shall develop and regularly update a guide of alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth. The guide shall include, but not be limited to, the following for each program: Services offered; Eligibility requirements; Location; Number of beds currently available; and Contact information. b. ACS shall make reasonable efforts to distribute the guide required by this section to judges, attorneys, public defender organizations, youth advocates, and district attorneys. Such efforts shall include posting the guide to ACS’s website, making physical copies of the guide available in locations where such information would assist individuals in requesting alternatives to incarceration or alternatives to detention, and electronically forwarding the guide to public defender offices and other relevant organizations where such information would assist individuals in requesting alternatives to incarceration or alternatives to detention. § 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law. CY LS #14913/14856 Int. #1526-2025 1/7/2026 5:25 PM