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Committee on Children and Youth

Monday, July 14, 2025 · 11:00 AM AM · Council Chambers - City Hall

TL;DR

The Committee on Children and Youth held hearings and passed four bills focused on improving support and conditions for youth in foster care and juvenile detention facilities. The committee approved measures to provide luggage to foster youth, collect better data on foster care outcomes, establish a support program for current and former foster youth, and require behavioral training for detention facility staff.

Key Decisions

  • Luggage provision for foster youth Passed
  • Enhanced data collection and reporting on foster care youth Passed
  • Support program for youth in and exiting foster care Passed
  • Behavioral training for juvenile detention staff Passed
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Agenda

  1. Int 1077-2024 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of luggage to youth in foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. Int 1245-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to additional information collected and reported about foster care youth
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  3. Int 1246-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a program to support youth in foster care and youth who have exited foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  4. Int 1259-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  5. Int 1245-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to additional information collected and reported about foster care youth
    Introduction
    Action: Amendment Proposed by Comm

    This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm

  6. Int 1245-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to additional information collected and reported about foster care youth
    Introduction
    Action: Amended by Committee

    This Introduction was Amended by Committee

  7. Int 1245-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to additional information collected and reported about foster care youth
    Introduction
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    This Introduction was Approved by Committee

  8. Int 1246-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a program to support youth in foster care and youth who have exited foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Amendment Proposed by Comm

    This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm

  9. Roll Call
  10. Int 1246-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a program to support youth in foster care and youth who have exited foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    This Introduction was Approved by Committee

  11. Int 1259-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities
    Introduction
    Action: Amendment Proposed by Comm

    This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm

  12. Int 1259-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities
    Introduction
    Action: Amended by Committee

    This Introduction was Amended by Committee

  13. Int 1259-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities
    Introduction
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this Introduction be Approved by Committee approved by Roll Call.

  14. Int 1246-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a program to support youth in foster care and youth who have exited foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Amended by Committee

    This Introduction was Amended by Committee

  15. Int 1077-2024 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of luggage to youth in foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Amendment Proposed by Comm

    This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm

  16. Int 1077-2024 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of luggage to youth in foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Amended by Committee

    This Introduction was Amended by Committee

  17. Int 1077-2024 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of luggage to youth in foster care
    Introduction
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    This Introduction was Approved by Committee