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Committee on Children and Youth Meeting Minutes - November 17, 2025
New YorkNov 17, 20252 min read
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The Committee on Children and Youth, jointly with the Committee on Education, held a meeting on November 17, 2025, to discuss oversight and legislative items related to educational access, food waste reduction, and student representation in school leadership.
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Open Meeting Law requirements for District Leadership TeamsStudent representation on school leadership teamsEducationEducational access in juvenile detention centersMusic In Our Schools Month recognitionCitywide Educational Leadership TeamReduction of surplus food in public schools
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- Oversight hearing held on educational access in NYC’s juvenile detention centers.
- Introduction of a pilot program to develop and distribute educational materials on reducing surplus food in public schools was laid over by the committee.
- Resolution recognizing March as Music In Our Schools Month was laid over by the committee.
- Resolutions regarding the establishment of a Citywide Educational Leadership Team, student representation on school leadership teams, and open meeting law requirements for District Leadership Teams were all laid over by the committee.
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Committee on Children and Youth
Nov 17, 2025, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallscheduled
Jointly with the Committee on Education.
Agenda
- Oversight - Educational Access in NYC’s Juvenile Detention Centers.
- A Local Law in relation to a pilot program to develop and distribute educational materials regarding the reduction of surplus food in public schools
- Resolution recognizing the month of March annually as Music In Our Schools Month in the City of New York
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3067 and a companion bill in the Assembly, to establish a Citywide Educational Leadership Team
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3064/A.505, to require each District Leadership Team and School Leadership Team to include one student representative as a member of such teams within the New York City public school system
- Resolution calling upon the New York Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S3065/A512, which requires that District Leadership Teams operate under Open Meeting Law requirements.
- Jointly with the Committee on Education
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- Oversight - Educational Access in NYC’s Juvenile Detention Centers.
- A Local Law in relation to a pilot program to develop and distribute educational materials regarding the reduction of surplus food in public schools
- Resolution recognizing the month of March annually as Music In Our Schools Month in the City of New York
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3067 and a companion bill in the Assembly, to establish a Citywide Educational Leadership Team
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3064/A.505, to require each District Leadership Team and School Leadership Team to include one student representative as a member of such teams within the New York City public school system
- Resolution calling upon the New York Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S3065/A512, which requires that District Leadership Teams operate under Open Meeting Law requirements.
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