File #: Int 1059-2024    Version: Name: Distribution of materials on water safety in schools.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Parks and Recreation
On agenda: 9/26/2024
Enactment date: 1/3/2026 Law number: 2026/006
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the distribution of materials on water safety in schools
Sponsors: Shekar Krishnan, Farah N. Louis, Gale A. Brewer, Shahana K. Hanif, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Lynn C. Schulman, Mercedes Narcisse
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to develop written materials containing information about water safety and drowning prevention. Specifically, the materials developed would contain information regarding: water safety practices, and programming offered by the City regarding water safety. This bill would also require DPR to provide the written materials to the Department of Education for distribution to every student at the beginning and end of the academic year. Finally, Parks would be required to publish the materials developed on their website.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1059-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1059, 3. Int. No. 1059, 4. Committee Report 9/24/24, 5. Hearing Testimony 9/24/24, 6. Hearing Transcript 9/24/24, 7. September 26, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 8. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-26-24, 9. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 26, 2024, 10. Proposed Int. No. 1059-A - 12/2/25, 11. Committee Report 12/4/25, 12. Hearing Transcript 12/4/25, 13. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 14. December 4, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 15. Int. No. 1059-A (FINAL), 16. Int. No. 1059-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 17. Int. No. 1059-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 18. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-4-25
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1/5/2026AShekar Krishnan City Council Returned Unsigned by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/3/2026AShekar Krishnan Administration City Charter Rule Adopted  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/4/2025AShekar Krishnan City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/4/2025AShekar Krishnan City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
12/4/2025*Shekar Krishnan Committee on Parks and Recreation Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/4/2025*Shekar Krishnan Committee on Parks and Recreation Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/4/2025*Shekar Krishnan Committee on Parks and Recreation Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/4/2025AShekar Krishnan Committee on Parks and Recreation Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
9/26/2024*Shekar Krishnan City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/26/2024*Shekar Krishnan City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/24/2024*Shekar Krishnan Committee on Parks and Recreation Hearing on P-C Item by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/24/2024*Shekar Krishnan Committee on Parks and Recreation P-C Item Laid Over by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1059-A

 

By Council Members Krishnan, Louis, Brewer, Hanif, Gutiérrez, Schulman and Narcisse

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the distribution of materials on water safety in schools

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 40 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 40

DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS ON WATER SAFETY

§ 21-1012 Distribution of materials on water safety. a. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

 School. The term “school” means a school of the city school district of the city of New York.

 Student. The term “student” means a pupil who is a student as defined in section 21-950, a child who is enrolled in an early education center with which the department contracts to provide pre-kindergarten, or a child who is enrolled in a free full-day early education program for 3-year-old children offered by the department.

b. Written materials. No later than August  1, 2026, the department of parks and recreation shall develop written materials containing information about water safety and drowning prevention. Such department shall update the content of such materials each year to reflect changes in best practices for water safety and drowning prevention. Such materials shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

1. Water safety practices, including drowning prevention techniques;

2. Information on swimming lessons and other water safety programming offered by such department; and

3. Any additional information deemed relevant by such department.

c. Publication and distribution. 1. The department shall post the written materials developed pursuant to this section on its website.

2. The department of parks and recreation shall provide the department with the written materials developed pursuant to this section. The department shall distribute such materials to each school, to be shared with every student of each school, at the beginning and end of each academic year.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

DPM/KS

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