N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2009/068: L.L. 2009/068

Enactment date: 10/28/2009

Int. No. 396-A

By Council Members Gentile, Jackson, de Blasio, The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum), Koppell, Recchia Jr., Weprin, Gonzalez, Gennaro, Dickens, Fidler, Lappin, Palma, Vacca, Foster, Sears, Mark-Viverito, Gerson, Brewer, Reyna, Garodnick, Comrie, James, Mendez, Nelson, Seabrook, Vann, White Jr., Avella, Barron, Liu, Katz and Mitchell

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter in relation to requiring the New York city Department of Education to report on the implementation of Billy's Law.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. In August of 2005, the New York State Legislature passed "Billy's Law" (§ 483-d of the New York State social services law) to improve State and local monitoring of out-of-state residential facilities that house New York State children who are placed in such facilities for specialized services, including specialized educational services. One such facility was the subject of an investigation by the New York State Department of Education. The investigators' report concluded, among other things, that the facility's use of certain therapies raised health and safety concerns, and that students in the facility did not receive adequate academic and special education instruction. Such findings reinforce the need to monitor allegations of abuse or neglect arising from an out-of-state residential facility placement. It is therefore the Council's intention to improve such monitoring in accord with the goals of Billy's law by requiring biannual reports to the Council on the Department's monitoring of such facilities.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.