N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2005/115: L.L. 2005/115

Enactment date: 12/29/2005

Int. No. 480-A

By Council Members Quinn, de Blasio, Fidler, Martinez, Palma, Recchia, Reyna, The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum), Boyland, Brewer, Clarke, Comrie, Foster, Gennaro, Gerson, Gonzalez, Jackson, James, Katz, Koppell, Liu, Nelson, Rivera, Sanders, Seabrook, Vann, Weprin and Sears

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a child fatality review advisory team.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. New York City has a responsibility to serve its most vulnerable residents, especially its children. The Council recognizes that no child should die due to any preventable factor. The Council also recognizes that by establishing a mechanism for an independent, comprehensive, multiagency and multidisciplinary review of all child deaths, we will better understand trends and patterns regarding how and why children die in New York City, and thus be better able to take action that can prevent other such deaths and improve the health and safety of New York City's children.

The Council finds that this review must occur at the City level to ensure that the characteristics of child protection that are unique to a large urban area such as New York City are appropriately identified and addressed. The Council also finds that the establishment of a local, independent Child Fatality Review Advisory Team would promote cooperation and communication among the various City agencies involved in investigating child fatalities and would help facilitate the provision of services needed by children and families. Therefore, the Council finds that a New York City Child Fatality Review Advisory Team is necessary to identify preventable social and family circumstances that contribute to child fatalities; provide recommendations regarding the investigation and prevention of child deaths; and identify problems in practices and recommend solutions.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. Effect of invalidity; severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable, and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this local law, which remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law and shall be deemed repealed on January 30, 2012.