N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2014/046: L.L. 2014/046

Enactment date: 9/30/2014

Int. No. 104-A

By The Public Advocate (Ms. James) and Council Members Arroyo, Dickens, Johnson, Koo, Levine, Mendez, Rosenthal, Reynoso, Menchaca, Levin, Gibson, Richards, Dromm, King, Rodriguez, Rose, Lander, Van Bramer, Barron, Kallos, Constantinides, Eugene and Williams

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to collecting and reporting data related to youth and foster care.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. According to the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), in Fiscal Year 2013, 1,078 youth aged 18 and older transitioned out of New York City's foster care system. Numerous studies demonstrate that youth who age out of foster care tend to experience worse outcomes than their peers in a variety of critical areas such as education, employment, income security, housing, and criminal justice involvement. There has not been a comprehensive analysis of outcomes for foster youth in New York City to date. While ACS has begun collecting data about this population, these efforts are still in their nascent stages and there is no current mechanism for regular, public dissemination of this information. Such data would assist the Council and the public in evaluating how successful ACS is in fulfilling its mandate to adequately prepare youth who age out of foster care for stable and independent living, and in evaluating the need for policy changes.

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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.