Proposed Int. No. 955-A
By Council Members Riley, Hanks, Restler, Brannan, Ossé, Banks, Williams, Narcisse, Louis, Schulman, Dinowitz and Brooks-Powers
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to afterschool programs
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The title of chapter 31 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 73 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:
[DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING] AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
§ 2. Section 21-1002 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 73 for the year 2023, is renumbered as section 21-1002.1 of such code, and section 21-1002.1, as added by local law number 20 for the year 2025, is renumbered as section 21-1002.2 of such code.
§ 3. Chapter 31 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-1002 to read as follows:
§ 21-1002 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Afterschool program. The term “afterschool program” means any program offered by (1) the department, where such program is funded by the department, (2) the department of youth and community development, or (3) a provider under a contract with the department or department of youth and community development that provides supervised activities outside of school hours for students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Home language. The term “home language” means the language most frequently used in a student's home, as indicated by the response provided by the student’s parent or person in parental relation, as such term is defined in subdivision 10 of section 2 of the education law, on the home language questionnaire as such term is defined in section 154-2.2 of title 8 of the New York codes, rules and regulations, regarding services for English language learners, or a successor provision.
School. The term “school” means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from kindergarten through grade 12.
§ 4. Section 21-1002.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as renumbered by section two of this local law, is amended to read as follows:
§ 21-1002.2 [Information on after school] Distribution of information regarding afterschool programs and application process. a. [Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Home language. The term “home language” means the language most frequently used in a student's home, as indicated by the response provided by the student’s parent or person in parental relation, as such term is defined in subdivision 10 of section 2 of the education law, on the home language questionnaire as such term is defined in section 154-2.2 of title 8 of the New York codes, rules and regulations, regarding services for English language learners, or a successor provision.
School. The term “school” means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from kindergarten through grade 12.
b.] Development of materials. The department shall, in consultation with the department of youth and community development, develop materials regarding afterschool programs, including but not limited to, afterschool programs funded by the department and those funded by the department of youth and community development. At a minimum, such materials shall include the following:
1. A list of afterschool programs offered at each school;
2. Information on eligibility requirements for such programs, where applicable;
3. Information on costs to students to participate in such programs, where applicable;
4. Information on the application process for such programs, including, but not limited to, a list of documents accepted to prove eligibility; and
5. Contact information for afterschool providers operating such programs.
[c.] b. Distribution to parents. The department shall electronically distribute all materials developed pursuant to subdivision [b] a of this section to parents annually by October 1 of each academic year. For any afterschool program beginning after October 1, all materials shall be updated to include such programs and redistributed to parents electronically by February 1 of the same academic school year.
[d.] c. Distribution to students. The department shall distribute all materials developed pursuant to subdivision [b] a of this section in hard copy to each school for distribution to every student of such school annually by October 1 of each academic year. Schools shall also distribute such materials to any student who transfers into such school after January 15 of the same academic year. For any afterschool program beginning after October 1, all materials shall be updated to include such programs and redistributed to students in hard or digital copy by February 1 of the same academic school year.
[e.] d. Language accessibility. All materials developed pursuant to subdivision [b] a of this section shall use plain, simple, and age appropriate language and shall be made available in English, the 9 most common home languages of students enrolled in schools, and in additional languages as determined by the department.
[f.] e. Availability of materials. The department shall ensure that all materials developed pursuant to subdivision [b] a of this section are provided to all schools in sufficient quantity to satisfy the requirements of subdivision [d] c of this section. Materials shall also be made available (i) in the main or central office of each school; (ii) on each school’s individual website, if available; (iii) on the department's website; and (iv) on any online portal for students and parents.
§ 5. Chapter 31 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new section 21-1002.3 to read as follows:
§ 21-1002.3 Reporting on annual afterschool programs. a. No later than August 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, the department of youth and community development and the department shall each submit a report to the speaker of the council regarding the afterschool programs each agency or its contractors has offered in the previous school year. Such report shall include a table in which every row references a specific afterschool program that was offered in the previous school year. Each such row shall include the following information, set forth in separate columns:
1. The name of the school where the afterschool program was located, if applicable;
2. The address where the afterschool program was located;
3. The community school district in which the afterschool program was located;
4. The total number of available seats in the afterschool program;
5. The total number of students who were enrolled in the afterschool program, in total and disaggregated by:
(a) race or ethnicity;
(b) gender;
(c) special education status;
(d) English language learner status;
(e) eligibility for the free and reduced price lunch program;
(f) status as a student in temporary housing;
(g) status as a student in foster care; and
(h) grade level; and
6. The average attendance rate of students enrolled in such program who attended such program, and a description of the methodology used to calculate such rate.
b. No information that is otherwise required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of student information. If a category contains between 1 and 5 students, or allows another category to be narrowed to between 1 and 5 students, the number shall be replaced with a symbol. A category that contains zero students shall be reported as zero, unless such reporting would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of student information.
§ 6. This local law takes effect immediately.
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