T2026-2561

Int. No. By Council Members Joseph, Farías and Louis ..Title A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a report regarding an analysis of gender-based violence in the city ..Body Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 3-181 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 38 for the year 2019 and renumbered by local law 109 for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows: § 3-181 Reporting on domestic violence initiatives, indicators, and factors. [On June 1, 2019, and no] a. Annual report. No later than January 31 annually [thereafter], the office shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council, and post on its website, an annual report regarding certain domestic violence initiatives, indicators, and factors. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: 1. The number of contracted legal service providers providing services in the family justice centers, disaggregated by the primary area of legal practice and languages spoken by the contracted legal service providers, for each family justice center and in total for all family justice centers; 2. The number of contracted service providers providing non-legal services in the family justice centers, disaggregated by type of service, for each family justice center and in total for all family justice centers; 3. The number of family justice center clients, disaggregated by: (i) the total number of client visits, (ii) the total number of unique clients, and (iii) the number of clients accessing each service type, for each family justice center and in total for all family justice centers; 4. A list of all family justice center programs and services offered which pertain to economic empowerment, such as but not limited to those that promote short- and long-term financial planning or navigation of public benefits, disaggregated by type of program or service, for each family justice center and in total for all family justice centers; 5. The total number of outreach events conducted by the office, disaggregated by type of event; 6. The total number of prevention education workshops conducted by the office for youth, staff administering or operating youth programming, or caregivers for youth; 7. The total number of trainings conducted by the office for: (i) city agency staff, (ii) non-profit staff, and (iii) community members; and 8. A list of any new data or research reports published by the office. b. Analysis of trends in gender-based violence. No later than January 31, 2028, and every two years thereafter, the office shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council, and post on its website, a report regarding an analysis of data regarding gender-based violence that occurred in the previous 2 years in the city and any disparities by race, ethnicity, sex, or gender of the individuals involved in such reports of gender-based violence. Such report shall include an analysis of domestic violence complaints, arrests, and outcomes, reported pursuant to section 14-161 and any other data regarding gender-based violence in the city. § 2. This local law takes effect immediately. JGP LSR #23902/25301 10/16/26 3:30 pm