Proposed Int. No. 461-A would require the Department of Education (DOE), by June 1st of each year, to post and distribute information about the availability of summer meals, including where and when such meals are available and eligibility requirements for such meals. The information would be required to be posted on DOE’s website, the website of any city agency collaborating with DOE to provide meals, and the 311 website; and also distributed to council members, borough presidents, community boards, community education councils, parent associations, and parent teacher associations.
- James Vacca
- Inez D. Barron
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Mathieu Eugene
- Corey D. Johnson
- Peter A. Koo
- Rosie Mendez
- Andrew Cohen
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Carlos Menchaca
- Deborah L. Rose
- Ben Kallos
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andy L. King
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Mark Treyger
- The Public Advocate (Ms. James)
- (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
- Enacted
History
Affirmative
- Adrienne E. Adams
- Inez D. Barron
- Joseph C. Borelli
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Barry S. Grodenchik
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Stephen T. Levin
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Steven Matteo
- Darlene Mealy
- Carlos Menchaca
- I. Daneek Miller
- Bill Perkins
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Deborah L. Rose
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
Non-voting
Affirmative
Absent
Int. No. 461-A
By Council Members Vacca, Barron, Constantinides, Eugene, Johnson, Koo, Mendez, Cohen, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Menchaca, Rose, Kallos, Chin, King, Deutsch, Treyger and the Public Advocate (Ms. James) (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to information regarding summer meals
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 17 to read as follows:
Chapter 17. Distribution of information regarding summer meals
§ 21-979 Distribution of information regarding summer meals. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "summer meal" means any meal provided to children by the department, or by any city agency collaborating with the department, following the end of the current school year and prior to the beginning of the next school year.
b. No later than June 1, 2018, and annually thereafter no later than June 1, the department shall make available information regarding summer meals including, but not limited to, locations where such meals will be available, the times and dates during which such meals will be available and any guidelines regarding eligibility for such meals. Such information shall be:
1. posted on the department’s website, the website of any city agency collaborating with the department and the website of the 311 customer service center; and
2. distributed to council members, borough presidents, community boards, community education councils, parent associations and parent teacher associations.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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