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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to education and outreach regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention

This bill would require DOHMH to establish and implement an education and outreach program to increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention. The bill would also require the program to include linguistically and culturally competent education and outreach tailored to limited English proficient individuals and specific immigrant populations. To achieve this end, measures identified in the bill include language assistance tools, production of education materials, community outreach, and advertisements in multiple public locations.

  • Enacted

History

Apr 17, 2019
City Council
Returned Unsigned by Mayor
Apr 14, 2019
Administration
City Charter Rule Adopted
Apr 2, 2019
Mayor
Hearing Scheduled by Mayor
Mar 13, 2019
City Council
Sent to Mayor by Council
Mar 13, 2019
City Council
Pass
Approved by Council

Affirmative

Absent

Non-voting

Mar 12, 2019
Committee on Health
Hearing Held by Committee
Mar 12, 2019
Committee on Health
Amendment Proposed by Comm
Mar 12, 2019
Committee on Health
Amended by Committee
Mar 12, 2019
Committee on Health
Pass
Approved by Committee

Affirmative

Absent

Sep 27, 2018
Committee on Environmental Protection
Hearing Held by Committee
Sep 27, 2018
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Hearing Held by Committee
Sep 27, 2018
Committee on Health
Hearing Held by Committee
Sep 27, 2018
Committee on Health
Laid Over by Committee
Sep 27, 2018
Committee on Environmental Protection
Laid Over by Committee
Sep 27, 2018
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Laid Over by Committee
May 9, 2018
City Council
Referred to Comm by Council
May 9, 2018
City Council
Introduced by Council

Int. No. 881-A

 

By Council Members Dromm, Holden, Cumbo, Kallos, Moya, Cohen, Powers, Rose, Cornegy, Brannan, Levine, Rivera, Constantinides, Miller, Ayala, Koo, Williams, Rodriguez, Cabrera, Salamanca, Grodenchik, Yeger, Torres, Richards, Lancman, Van Bramer, Gibson, Reynoso, Vallone, Rosenthal, Koslowitz, Deutsch, Treyger, Perkins, Espinal, Lander, Ampry-Samuel, Eugene, Adams, Levin, Chin, Menchaca, King, Gjonaj, Maisel, Barron and Ulrich

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to education and outreach regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

                     Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-186.1 to read as follows:

§ 17-186.1 Education and outreach regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention. a. The department shall establish and implement an education and outreach program to increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention. Such education and outreach program shall at a minimum include the following information:

                     1. Health effects of lead poisoning in children and pregnant women;

                     2. Major sources of lead exposure for children;

                     3. Ways to prevent lead exposure and to address lead hazards;

                     4. Importance of lead screening and blood lead testing requirements for children and pregnant women; and

                     5. Requirements related to inspection and remediation of lead hazards in certain housing and facilities.

b. The education and outreach program required by subdivision a of this section shall include linguistically and culturally competent education and outreach tailored to limited English proficient individuals and specific immigrant populations. To meet such requirement, the department, in consultation with the mayor’s office of immigrant affairs, shall identify and implement measures including but not limited to production of educational materials, language assistance tools, community outreach and advertisements in multiple languages in public locations.

c. Any educational materials produced pursuant to subdivision b of this section shall be made available on the department’s website and submitted to the commissioner of the mayor’s office of immigrant affairs. The educational materials made available on the department’s website pursuant to this subdivision shall be made available in English; in the six languages most commonly spoken by limited English proficient individuals in the city as determined by the department of city planning; and in any other languages deemed appropriate by the commissioner.

§ 2. This local law takes effect one year after it becomes law.

 

 

 

 

 

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12/06/18