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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children's services to provide video conferencing for youth in secure detention facilities

This bill requires ACS to allow young people in detention to video conference with family primarily for the purpose of discharge planning, treatment, and rehabilitative conversations.

  • Enacted

History

Sep 8, 2017
Mayor
Signed Into Law by Mayor
Sep 8, 2017
Mayor
Hearing Held by Mayor
Aug 24, 2017
City Council
Sent to Mayor by Council
Aug 24, 2017
City Council
Pass
Approved by Council

Affirmative

Maternity

Absent

Aug 23, 2017
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Hearing Held by Committee
Aug 23, 2017
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Amendment Proposed by Comm
Aug 23, 2017
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Amended by Committee
Aug 23, 2017
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Pass
Approved by Committee

Affirmative

Feb 13, 2017
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Hearing Held by Committee
Feb 13, 2017
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Laid Over by Committee
Feb 1, 2017
City Council
Referred to Comm by Council
Feb 1, 2017
City Council
Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1452-A

 

By Council Members Cabrera, Salamanca, Richards, Cornegy, Grodenchik, Kallos, Barron and Rosenthal

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services to provide video conferencing for youth in secure detention facilities

 

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 21-912 to read as follows:

§ 21-912  Video conferencing in secure detention facilities. ACS shall establish and operate a program that permits youth in secure detention facilities to communicate through video conference or substantially similar technology with family, as defined by ACS, or legal guardians, except when the facility director determines that such communication is detrimental to the youth or not consistent with public safety. Video conferences shall be held primarily for the purpose of discharge planning, treatment, and rehabilitative conversations.

§2. This local law takes effect 18 months after it becomes law. 

 

BG/DA

LS 9079

8-10-2017