City Council Stated Meeting

This bill requires the Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, in consultation with the Department of Education and community-based early childhood organizations, to study how language access needs and geographic location affect preschool-age children’s access to early elementary gifted and talented programs. The study must evaluate barriers families with limited English proficiency face in learning about, preparing for, and enrolling in these programs, as well as assess the availability of translation, interpretation, and outreach supports. It must also identify disparities in eligibility, nomination, and enrollment by language group and geographic area. A public report with findings and recommendations to improve equitable access would be issued within 12 months.

This bill will require the Department of Finance, and any other city agency designated by the mayor, to create and maintain a centralized online database that allows a member of the public to search for information on any vehicle that has been moved or removed from public or private property by a city entity, or licensed private tow operator. This centralized database will replace existing procedures that often frustrate vehicle owners, where individuals must search competing City tow databases, or contact the local police precinct to locate vehicles towed by private operators. Additionally, the centralized database will have functionality to allow vehicle owners to opt-in to a notification system that alerts vehicle owners if their vehicle information is entered into the towing database.

This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to establish a program to provide loans, grants, services, materials, or some combination, to support small businesses affected by city construction projects. To qualify, businesses must demonstrate (i) a reasonable expectation of costs or losses resulting from a city construction project that is expected to disrupt traffic for 30 days or more; (ii) a plan to mitigate or offset such costs and losses; and (iii) any other application requirements stipulated by SBS. Loans under this program would be limited to $50,000 per storefront per year and would have an interest rate of no more than 3 percent. Grants or reimbursements would be limited to $15,000 per storefront per year. SBS would create an application process and timeline of 30 days or less to review and issue a final determination on applications. Awards under this program must be disbursed within 14 days of the business meeting all applicable requirements.

This bill requires the Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, in consultation with the Department of Education and community-based early childhood organizations, to study how language access needs and geographic location affect preschool-age children’s access to early elementary gifted and talented programs. The study must evaluate barriers families with limited English proficiency face in learning about, preparing for, and enrolling in these programs, as well as assess the availability of translation, interpretation, and outreach supports. It must also identify disparities in eligibility, nomination, and enrollment by language group and geographic area. A public report with findings and recommendations to improve equitable access would be issued within 12 months.

This bill will require the Department of Finance, and any other city agency designated by the mayor, to create and maintain a centralized online database that allows a member of the public to search for information on any vehicle that has been moved or removed from public or private property by a city entity, or licensed private tow operator. This centralized database will replace existing procedures that often frustrate vehicle owners, where individuals must search competing City tow databases, or contact the local police precinct to locate vehicles towed by private operators. Additionally, the centralized database will have functionality to allow vehicle owners to opt-in to a notification system that alerts vehicle owners if their vehicle information is entered into the towing database.

This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to establish a program to provide loans, grants, services, materials, or some combination, to support small businesses affected by city construction projects. To qualify, businesses must demonstrate (i) a reasonable expectation of costs or losses resulting from a city construction project that is expected to disrupt traffic for 30 days or more; (ii) a plan to mitigate or offset such costs and losses; and (iii) any other application requirements stipulated by SBS. Loans under this program would be limited to $50,000 per storefront per year and would have an interest rate of no more than 3 percent. Grants or reimbursements would be limited to $15,000 per storefront per year. SBS would create an application process and timeline of 30 days or less to review and issue a final determination on applications. Awards under this program must be disbursed within 14 days of the business meeting all applicable requirements.

This bill would make it unlawful to market, offer for sale, sell, or deploy an artificial intelligence (AI) model in New York City that has not received third-party validation or does not have a technical capability to be shut down by a human operator. Validation would be based on topics such as task performance, disparate impact, data privacy, and safety, including the functionality of a shut-down capability. A validator would also have to certify and disclose to the AI model developer and to Cyber Command whether the AI model is validated, or ready for deployment, and any interest the validator has in the AI model. Cyber Command would have to promulgate rules regarding bill implementation and validator qualifications. Civil penalties could range up to $25,000, with a $25,000 fixed civil penalty, per instance, for an AI model being marketed, offered for sale, sold, or deployed without validation or a shut-down capability and for a validator’s falsification of a validation.

This bill would allow any person to submit a complaint to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) alleging that a person or entity has violated certain provisions of law related to artificial intelligence. DCWP would be required to investigate complaints submitted, unless a complaint is frivolous, falsified, or duplicative, and share all complaints received with the Law Department. If DCWP issues a notice of violation or the Law Department commences a civil action based on the facts alleged in a complaint, the person who submitted the complaint would be entitled to 25 percent of any proceeds recovered as a result. If DCWP or the Law Department designate the person who submitted the complaint to serve a notice of violation or commence a civil action based on the facts alleged in the complaint, that person would be entitled to 50 percent of any proceeds recovered as a result.

This bill would require that sidewalk riding detection technology, and an accompanying deceleration safety feature, be installed on e-bikes and e-scooters that are part of self-service share systems. There would be no civil penalty for a share system owner or operator for a first violation, but subsequent violations committed within two years would carry a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

This bill would designate probation officers and supervising probation officers employed by the Department of Probation as “uniformed officers” for the purposes of collective bargaining.

This bill would require the Department of Probation to provide young people accused of crimes with notices explaining the criminal legal process. These notices would provide information on adjusting cases, filing petitions, presentencing reports, and potential dispositions. The notices would also provide information regarding different criminal defense providers in New York City that the young person may contact. The bill would also require that, before an intake interview with a probation officer, a young person be read the protections afforded them during the interview.

This bill would prohibit unfair methods of competition and unfair, deceptive, abusive or unlawful acts or practices in or affecting business, trade, or commerce. This bill would be enforced by a private right of action.

This bill would require the New York police department to report annually on the total number of domestic violence arrests and the total number of domestic incident reports filed by the department.

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), to develop guidance and a public education campaign on service animal access in places of public accommodation. The guidance would cover what qualifies as a service animal, how service animals differ from emotional support animals, the obligations of businesses and other public accommodations under the law, and how to file a complaint when someone is denied access. The agencies would also be required to create informational pamphlets for service animal users and for businesses, as well as model signage indicating that service animals are welcome. All materials would be posted online in the designated citywide languages and in accessible formats, and would be reviewed and updated at least once every three years.

This bill would prohibit retailers that sell smoking paraphernalia, including water pipes, rolling papers, electronic cigarette components, and smoking accessories from operating within 500 feet of a school.

This bill would require the Office of Cyber Command (“NYC3”) to establish standards and procedures for contractors to identify the occurrence of a reportable artificial intelligence (“AI”) safety incident. Contractors would be obliged to comply with the standards and procedures established and required to notify NYC3 about the occurrence of any reportable AI safety incident within 24 hours as a provision of their contract with the city. Agencies would also be required to notify NYC3 about the occurrence of any reportable AI safety incident within 24 hours. NYC3 would be required to publicly disclose any reported AI safety incident within 24 hours.

This bill would prohibit the operation of class 3 e-bicycles on city streets, in parks, and in other public places. For violations occurring before April 1, 2029, violators would receive a warning and relevant information concerning the law and e-bicycles. After that time, violators would be liable for civil penalties in increasing amounts: $0 for the first violation, $50 for the second violation, and $100 for any additional violation within two years of the first violation. In the case of a third or subsequent violation where the class 3 e-bicycle was being operated in an unsafe manner, the violator may have their bicycle impounded.

This bill would amend the Administrative Code to require the Department of Education (DOE) to report quarterly on its Medicaid claims and reimbursements. Among other things, DOE would be required to report the number of services provided during the previous fiscal quarter that were eligible for Medicaid reimbursement; the number of those services for which DOE submitted claims; the total value of the claims submitted; and the amount DOE received in reimbursements.

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to (1) develop and conduct trainings for health care providers about uterine fibroids, which would include information about obtaining informed consent and disparities and implicit biases in diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids, (2) conduct outreach to make health care providers aware of the trainings, and (3) submit an annual report on the trainings provided and the health care providers who completed the trainings.

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to report annually on the number of individuals screened for and diagnosed with cervical cancer or ovarian cancer, broken down by race or ethnicity and age group. DOHMH would also be required to identify whether each hospital in the city has staff specializing in cervical or ovarian cancers.

This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to install noise level meters on any city buildings, and private buildings that request installation, near seaplane bases in the city. This bill would also require the Department to post on its website reports of the decibel levels recorded by the meters it installs.

This bill would create a private right of action against companies that make artificial intelligence models available for commercial or public use when third parties cause harm by misuse or malicious use of artificial intelligence models. A person could bring a claim if the harm was foreseeable and the company failed to implement reasonable safeguards against the misuse or malicious use that caused the harm.

This bill would require a community impact statement to be included in construction documents for the creation of, or conversion to, a transient hotel. The community impact statement would be required to evaluate the impact of the proposed transient hotel on nearby emergency services, utilities, and traffic, as well as the fit of the proposed transient hotel with the surrounding area. The community impact statement would be made publicly available and shared with the relevant Borough President, Council Member, and community board before the Department of Buildings approves construction documents and grants work permits for the creation of or alteration to a transient hotel.

This bill would impose requirements and restrictions on companies that provide chatbots, including requirements related to data security and privacy, the right of chatbot users to access their own data, and restrictions on how chatbot providers can use chatbot user data. In addition, the bill would require disclosure to users that they are not interacting with a human and prohibit communications indicating that chatbots can provide advice equivalent to that of a licensed professional.

This bill would require the Office of Technology and Innovation’s Cyber Command, along with New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), to develop or update an emergency response plan concerning artificial intelligence model-related threats to New York City’s infrastructure, operations, and public health and welfare. This plan would have to be submitted to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council. Cyber Command and NYCEM would have to review, and update as appropriate, the plan on an annual basis. Additionally, they would have to submit annual progress reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on artificial intelligence emergencies in the prior 12 months and on implementation of the plan.

Third-party food delivery services would be required to use tracking technology that could detect when food delivery workers who use a bicycle with electric assist or a limited use motorcycle engage in certain unsafe traffic behaviors while a food delivery worker is making a delivery or available to make a delivery. If a third-party food delivery service detects one of these unsafe traffic behaviors, it would be required to notify the worker in real time. If a food delivery worker receives three notifications of unsafe traffic behavior in a seven-day period from a third-party food delivery service, that third-party food delivery service would be prohibited from assigning the food delivery worker any deliveries until the food delivery worker completes a safety course.

This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to establish a program to support eligible young people to obtain employment or educational opportunities, including vocational training or an apprenticeship. A young person would be eligible for the program if they were 13 years old to 24 years old, residing in New York City, and had been incarcerated or in placement with the Administration for Children’s Services. MOCJ would be required to make best efforts to enroll an eligible young person while they are still in custody or placement. MOCJ would be required to coordinate with New York City Department of Correction and the Administration for Children’s Services to track outcomes of young people in the program. MOCJ would be required to annually review and report on the efficacy of the program including the utilization rates of the program, among other factors.

This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to conduct a bifurcated assessment of existing employee resource groups at city agencies and mayoral offices every five years. First, the department would be required to conduct outreach to the organizers of at least five known employee resource groups to request information about their experience of organizing such group. Secondly, the department would be required to distribute a survey to all employees of city agencies and mayoral offices to ask about employees’ affiliations with employee resource groups, and the perceived benefits of membership. The department would then be required to utilize the feedback received from these assessments to create and distribute guidance to all municipal employees on how they can organize their own employee resource group. The department would also be required to publish and maintain a list of all existing employee resource groups across city agencies and mayoral offices, and to update such list annually.

This bill would clarify that New York City’s Whistleblower Law covers the reporting of conduct related to the use or development of an artificial intelligence (AI) model. Under the bill, City officers and employees, and officers and employees of certain City contractors and subcontractors, who report conduct related to the use or development of an AI model that they know or reasonably believe presents a substantial and specific risk of harm to public health or public safety would have whistleblower protections. The Commissioner of Investigation would have to include in an annual report to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council the number of whistleblower reports related to an AI model received in the previous fiscal year. Additionally, this bill would update the requirement that certain City contractors and subcontractors post information at work sites to include information on whistleblower protections for reporting conduct related to an AI model.

This bill would require any person who is charged with managing or supervising the operation of a food service establishment to obtain a food protection course certificate every 5 years.

This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a residential parking permit system for the neighborhood of East Elmhurst in Queens.

This bill would require DOHMH to develop and maintain a centralized electronic system to collect and track data regarding language access services provided at its facilities and public-facing programs. This system would include the ability to track the preferred language of each member of the public that interacts with DOHMH at its facilities and would also include functionality to log every instance where language access services are requested or provided, and every instance of DOHMH’s inability to provide such services. This system would be universal across DOHMH facilities. The bill would also require DOHMH to report annually on the language access services provided at its facilities.

This bill would repeal certain reporting requirements and amend the due date frequency for certain reporting requirements

This bill would establish a default reporting due date system for agency reports due to the Council

This bill would establish a procedure, to be proscribed by the speaker, for how an agency is to attest completion of an operational milestone mandated by local law

This bill would require any advertisement that promotes an artificial intelligence (“AI”) model in the City to disclose whether such model has undergone validation by a third-party. It also would prohibit any such advertisement from including any materially false or misleading statement regarding the safety of an AI model. Any person who disseminates an advertisement in violation of such requirements would be subject to a civil penalty of up to $25,000.