Int. No.
By Council Member Restler
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to eliminating certain reporting requirements selected for waiver by the report and advisory board review commission and amending certain outdated and unnecessary reports and studies, to repeal section 19-184 of such code, relating to an interagency roadway safety plan, to repeal section 19-180 of such code, relating to a performance indicators city mobility report, to repeal subdivision c of section 19-183 of such code, relating to a report on the number of requests for changes in traffic flow, to repeal section 25-208 of such code, relating to a report on variances and special permits, to amend subdivisions i, j, and k of such charter, relating to a report on agency compliance with local laws 126, 127, and 128 of 2016, and repealing subdivision g of section 24-163.3, relating to a report on the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and best available retrofit technology by the city’s owned or leased diesel fuel-powered non-road vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 19-184 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.
§ 2. Section 19-180 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.
§ 3. Subdivision c of section 19-183 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.
§ 4. Section 25-208 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and section 25-209 of the administrative code of the city of New York is redesignated section 25-208 and section 25-210 of the administrative code of the city of New York is redesignated section 25-209.
§ 5. Paragraph 4 of subdivisions i of section 15 of chapter 1 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law 76 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
4. Beginning no later than six months after the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision, and [annually] biennial thereafter, the office of operations, or the office or agency designated by the mayor, shall conduct a review of all forms issued by the agencies described in paragraph 1 of this subdivision and any other agencies so designated by the mayor that: collect demographic information addressing the questions contained on the survey form, are completed by persons seeking services and contain content and/or language in relation to collecting such information that is within the administering city agency's authority to edit or amend. The office of operations, or the office or agency designated by the mayor, shall submit to the council, within 60 days of such review, a list of all forms reviewed and all forms eligible for updating, and for forms not eligible for updating an explanation of why such forms are not eligible for updating, and indicate which forms shall be updated. When practicable, when such forms are updated they shall request voluntary responses to questions about ancestry and languages spoken. All forms identified as eligible for updating during the review required pursuant to this paragraph shall be updated to invite responses to questions about ancestry and languages spoken no later than five years from the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision. All forms not eligible for updating shall be provided in conjunction with the standardized, anonymous and voluntary demographics information survey form as established by paragraph 1 of subdivision i of this section
§ 6. Paragraph 2 of subdivision j of section 15 of chapter 1 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law 76 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
2. Beginning no later than six months after the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision, and [annually] biennial thereafter, the office of operations, or an office or agency designated by the mayor, shall conduct a review of all forms issued by the agencies described in paragraph 1 of this subdivision and any other agencies so designated by the mayor that: collect demographic information addressing the questions contained on the survey form, are completed by persons seeking services and contain content and/or language in relation to collecting such information that is within the administering city agency's authority to edit or amend. The office of operations, or the office or agency designated by the mayor, shall submit to the council, within 60 days of such review, a list of all forms reviewed and all forms eligible for updating, and for forms not eligible for updating an explanation of why such forms are not eligible for updating, and indicate which forms shall be updated. When practicable, the office of operations, or the office or agency designated by the mayor, shall ensure that when such forms are updated they shall request voluntary responses to questions about multiracial ancestry or ethnic origin. All forms identified as eligible for updating during the review required pursuant to this paragraph shall be updated to invite responses to questions about multiracial ancestry or ethnic origin no later than five years from the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision. All forms not eligible for updating shall be provided in conjunction with the standardized, anonymous and voluntary demographics information survey form as established by paragraph 1 of subdivision j of this section
§ 7. Paragraph 4 of subdivision k of section 15 of chapter 1 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law 76 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
4. Beginning no later than six months after the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision, and [annually] biennial thereafter, the office of operations, or the office or agency designated by the mayor, shall conduct a review of all forms issued by the agencies described in paragraph 1 of this subdivision and any other agencies so designated by the mayor that: collect demographic information addressing the questions contained on the survey form, are completed by persons seeking services and contain content and/or language in relation to collecting such information that is within the administering city agency's authority to edit or amend. The office of operations, or the office or agency designated by the mayor, shall submit to the council within 60 days of such review, a list of all forms reviewed and all forms eligible for updating, and for forms not eligible for updating an explanation of why such forms are not eligible for updating, and indicate which forms shall be updated. When practicable, when such forms are updated they shall request voluntary responses to questions about sexual orientation, including heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual or asexual status, or other; gender identity, including transgender, cisgender and intersex status or other; and the gender pronoun or pronouns that an individual identifies with and that others should use when talking to or about that individual. All forms identified as eligible for updating during the review required pursuant to this paragraph shall be updated to invite responses to questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and the gender pronoun or pronouns that an individual identifies with and that others should use when talking to or about that individual no later than five years from the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision. All forms not eligible for updating shall be provided in conjunction with the standardized, anonymous and voluntary demographics information survey form as established by paragraph 1 of subdivision k of this section.
§ 8. Subdivision g of section 24-163.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and subdivisions h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, and p of section 24-163.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 38 for the year 2015, are redesignated subdivisions g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, and o, respectively.
§ 30. This local law takes effect immediately.
LS # 19909
4/17/23; 3:28 pm.
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