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                                  7145--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Cities  1  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Cities 1 in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing
   the office of the youth public advocate in the executive office of the
   mayor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  New  York  city  charter  is amended by adding a new
 section 20-r to read as follows:
   § 20-R. OFFICE OF THE YOUTH PUBLIC ADVOCATE. A. DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   1. "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE  OF  THE  YOUTH  PUBLIC
 ADVOCATE.
   2. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF THE YOUTH PUBLIC ADVOCATE.
   B.  ESTABLISHMENT.  THE  MAYOR  SHALL ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF THE YOUTH
 PUBLIC ADVOCATE. SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE HEADED BY A DIRECTOR, WHO SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR.
   C. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE DIRECTOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND DUTY TO:
   1.  ESTABLISH,  OPERATE  AND  MAINTAIN  YOUTH-RELATED   SERVICES   AND
 PROGRAMS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, JOBS,
 LITERACY PROGRAMS AND YOUTH INTERNSHIPS;
   2. PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE  MAYOR,  AGENCIES  AND  THE  COUNCIL
 REGARDING YOUTH PROGRAMS, JOBS, LITERACY PROGRAMS, YOUTH INTERNSHIPS AND
 HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSION, RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES;
   3. COORDINATE MULTI-AGENCY YOUTH-RELATED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   4.  RECEIVE  INDIVIDUAL  COMPLAINTS  CONCERNING  CITY SERVICES, SCHOOL
 SERVICES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS OF CITY  AGENCIES  RELATED  TO
 YOUTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS;
   5.  ADVISE  AND  ASSIST  THE  MAYOR  AND THE COUNCIL IN DEVELOPING AND
 IMPLEMENTING POLICIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE  SUMMER  EMPLOYMENT,  INTERN-
 SHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;
   6.  ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF CITY PROGRAMS, BENEFITS, AND SERVICES
 TO YOUTHS BY ESTABLISHING YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH
 OTHER  CITY  AGENCIES  AND THE COUNCIL, TO INFORM YOUTHS AND FAMILIES OF
 RELEVANT CITY PROGRAMS, BENEFITS, AND SERVICES;
   7. PERFORM POLICY ANALYSIS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  CONCERNING  YOUTH
 AFFAIRS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, JOBS,
 LITERACY  PROGRAMS,  YOUTH  INTERNSHIPS  AND  HIGH   SCHOOL   ADMISSION,
 RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES; AND
   8.  PERFORM  SUCH  OTHER DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO
 PURSUE THE POLICIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   D. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. ALL CITY AGENCIES SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE
 OFFICE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE  AS  REQUESTED,  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT NO INFORMATION OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISCLOSED IN A MANNER THAT  WOULD  VIOLATE  ANY
 APPLICABLE  PROVISION  OF  FEDERAL,  STATE  OR LOCAL LAW RELATING TO THE
 PRIVACY OF INFORMATION, OR THAT WOULD  INTERFERE  WITH  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
 INVESTIGATIONS  OR OTHERWISE CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.