{"id":52,"date":"2021-12-17T19:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T19:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/eric-dinowitz\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:36:32","slug":"legislative-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/eric-dinowitz\/legislative-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See a complete list of Council Member Dinowitz&#8217;s legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/PersonDetail.aspx?ID=252086&amp;GUID=62EED8CC-11C0-4918-801E-4DAA2573DF22\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/PersonDetail.aspx?ID=252086&amp;GUID=62EED8CC-11C0-4918-801E-4DAA2573DF22\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5839358&amp;GUID=F5A6D836-0370-4C19-B0B8-8D3C1B2B1558&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0660-2022<\/a> establishes a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6492849&amp;GUID=5FE000DB-A24F-40DA-BA0A-60FD6AF5A289&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0025-2024<\/a> requires HPD to provide eligible Mitchell-Lama residents with pre-filled applications for the SCRIE program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7875750&amp;GUID=A0BCAC9D-DC1C-493F-8572-5130A27A19AB&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0693-2026<\/a> requires DOHMH to develop and implement a public education plan to promote childhood and adolescent vaccinations and to report annually on its implementation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6557416&amp;GUID=9E48049B-3792-41AB-A4B7-22D82439DF9A&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0163-2024<\/a> requires the mayor to establish guidelines for the accessibility of any printed document created by an agency or related to an agency program or activity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6565988&amp;GUID=ABA464F5-3743-4A6E-B058-0BD447F1AA48&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0584-2024<\/a> requires the 311 call center to implement a virtual queue system that provides an estimated wait time for telephone callers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6565983&amp;GUID=4BEB9589-52EC-4C12-9817-9F891626A05B&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0587-2024<\/a> requires the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each request for service or complaint is closed and to publish 311 request and survey data each month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6399970&amp;GUID=D439C7E2-F2E1-4037-8A88-3D89995CE924&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 1237-2023<\/a> requires city agencies to ask social service applicants about veteran status and, with consent, connect veterans to available services while requiring DVS to report the data collected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6187619&amp;GUID=A7138903-5C16-481A-BC81-F2E6EA15F5C5&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Res 0580-2023<\/a> calls on CUNY to ensure that all campuses award an appropriate number of college credits to students who earned a New York State Seal of Biliteracy in high school and, where required, accept that Seal as fulfillment of any foreign language requirement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6187618&amp;GUID=A510114C-24EC-4EFE-8B62-B940069CCBC5&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Res 0579-2023<\/a> calls on the NYC DOE to ensure that the New York State Seal of Biliteracy is awarded in all New York City public high schools to eligible students<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6187613&amp;GUID=A8F1A019-2D7F-4154-87BF-8F6F290D1088&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Res 0581-2023<\/a> recognizes November as Veteran Appreciation Month in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5666162&amp;GUID=0C856B91-044C-44F5-A3A8-ECD0B89640C4&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Res 0237-2022<\/a> calls on New York State to pass the Fair College Admissions Act, which would prohibit legacy admissions preferences at undergraduate institutions in New York State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5465021&amp;GUID=1DACAD7B-99C0-4CFC-898B-383765E24120&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Res 0021-2022<\/a> reaffirms New York City\u2019s status as a Purple Heart City and calls on New York State to pass legislation designating the State of New York a Purple Heart State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7099989&amp;GUID=11165CDC-6E4E-412B-A312-126731637A94&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Res 0713-2025<\/a> recognizes January 27 as Auschwitz Remembrance Day in the City of New York and commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See a complete list of Council Member Dinowitz&#8217;s legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/PersonDetail.aspx?ID=252086&amp;GUID=62EED8CC-11C0-4918-801E-4DAA2573DF22\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/PersonDetail.aspx?ID=252086&amp;GUID=62EED8CC-11C0-4918-801E-4DAA2573DF22\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5839358&amp;GUID=F5A6D836-0370-4C19-B0B8-8D3C1B2B1558&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0660-2022<\/a> establishes a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6492849&amp;GUID=5FE000DB-A24F-40DA-BA0A-60FD6AF5A289&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0025-2024<\/a> requires HPD to provide eligible Mitchell-Lama residents with pre-filled applications for the SCRIE program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7875750&amp;GUID=A0BCAC9D-DC1C-493F-8572-5130A27A19AB&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">Int 0693-2026<\/a> requires DOHMH to develop and implement a public education plan to promote childhood and adolescent vaccinations and to report annually on its implementation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/eric-dinowitz\/legislative-updates\/\">READ 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