File #: Int 1137-2024    Version: * Name: Budgets of the equal employment practices commission and the commission on civil and human rights.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Civil and Human Rights
On agenda: 12/5/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the budgets of the equal employment practices commission and the commission on civil and human rights
Sponsors: Nantasha M. Williams, Lincoln Restler, Tiffany Cabán, Chi A. Ossé, Shahana K. Hanif, Althea V. Stevens, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Kamillah Hanks, Sandy Nurse
Council Member Sponsors: 9
Summary: This bill would set minimum appropriations available to pay for certain expenses of the equal employment practices commission and the commission on civil and human rights.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1137, 2. Int. No. 1137, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-5-24, 4. December 5, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 1137

 

By Council Members Williams, Restler, Cabán, Ossé, Hanif, Stevens, Brooks-Powers, Hanks and Nurse

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the budgets of the equal employment practices commission and the commission on civil and human rights

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 831 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows:

                     e. The appropriations available to pay for the expenses of the commission in each fiscal year shall not be less than 0.01 percent of the appropriations available to pay for the salaries and wages portion of the city’s personal services expenses.

§ 2. Section 902 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:

c. The appropriations available to pay for the expenses of the commission in each fiscal year shall not be less than the sum of:

1. The appropriations available to pay for the personal services expenses of the department of consumer and worker protection that are allocated for licensing and enforcement; and

2. The percentage of appropriations available to pay for the other than personal services expenses of the department of consumer and worker protection that is equal to the percentage of appropriations available to pay for the personal services expenses of the department of consumer and worker protection that are allocated for licensing and enforcement.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately after it is submitted for the approval of the qualified electors of the city at the next general election held after its enactment and is approved by a majority of such electors voting thereon.

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