The New York City Council - File #: Int 1239-2018

• File #: Int 1239-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Public disclosure of materially inaccurate statements.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Filed (End of Session)
• Committee: Committee on Oversight and Investigations
• On agenda: 11/14/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the public disclosure of materially inaccurate statements
• Sponsors: Mark Treyger, Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
• Council Member Sponsors: 3
• Summary: This bill would require the heads of agencies to publicly disclose materially inaccurate statements made by their agency in sworn testimony or official reports.

Date	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2021	*	Mark Treyger	City Council	Filed (End of Session)
3/14/2019	*	Mark Treyger	Committee on Public Housing	Laid Over by Committee
3/14/2019	*	Mark Treyger	Committee on Public Housing	Hearing Held by Committee
3/14/2019	*	Mark Treyger	Committee on Oversight and Investigations	Laid Over by Committee
3/14/2019	*	Mark Treyger	Committee on Oversight and Investigations	Hearing Held by Committee
11/14/2018	*	Mark Treyger	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
11/14/2018	*	Mark Treyger	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1239

By Council Members Treyger, Salamanca and Cornegy

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the public disclosure of materially inaccurate statements

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Chapter 49 of the New York city charter is amended to add a new section 1116-a, to read as follows:

§ 1116-a Public disclosure of materially inaccurate statements. a. The head of a mayoral agency or office shall disclose to the speaker, the mayor and the public any materially inaccurate statement that would mislead the public within sworn testimony made by an officer or employee of such agency, or official report, within five days of the head of such mayoral agency or office, or a person who directly reports to such head, obtaining knowledge of such statement. Such disclosure shall include a description of the materially inaccurate statement that was made, a description of the reason for the inaccuracy and, where appropriate, a corrected statement. If the materially inaccurate statement was contained within an official report, such report shall be reissued with the inaccuracy removed or corrected.

                     § 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

BJR

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