New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth meeting (Feb. 26, 2026)
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The Committee on Children and Youth held a scheduled meeting on February 26, 2026 at City Hall (250 Broadway, 8th Floor, Hearing Room 3). Roll call recorded members present (Stevens, Felder, Joseph, Williams) and absent (Ossé). Items included an oversight hearing on racial disparities in the child welfare system and an introduction for a pilot program providing free mental health services to children after removal (Int 0424-2026), which was laid over by the committee. Additional introductions (Int 0449-2026 and Int 0466-2026) were also heard and laid over.
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- Oversight (T2026-0997) was heard and filed by the committee.
- Int 0424-2026 was heard by the committee and laid over.
- Int 0449-2026 was heard by the committee and laid over.
- Int 0466-2026 was heard by the committee and laid over.
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Committee on Children and Youth
Agenda
- Oversight - Examining Racial Disparities in New York City’s Child Welfare System.
- A Local Law in relation to requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to establish and operate a pilot program providing free mental health services to children who have been returned to their home following a removal, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring child protective specialists to provide certain information to parents and other persons legally responsible for the care of children who are the subject of reports of child abuse or maltreatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services to provide a multilingual disclosure form to parents or guardians during a child protective investigation
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring child protective specialists to provide certain information to parents and other persons legally responsible for the care of children who are the subject of reports of child abuse or maltreatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services to provide a multilingual disclosure form to parents or guardians during a child protective investigation
- Roll Call
- Oversight - Examining Racial Disparities in New York City’s Child Welfare System.
- A Local Law in relation to requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to establish and operate a pilot program providing free mental health services to children who have been returned to their home following a removal, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring child protective specialists to provide certain information to parents and other persons legally responsible for the care of children who are the subject of reports of child abuse or maltreatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services to provide a multilingual disclosure form to parents or guardians during a child protective investigation
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring child protective specialists to provide certain information to parents and other persons legally responsible for the care of children who are the subject of reports of child abuse or maltreatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children’s services to provide a multilingual disclosure form to parents or guardians during a child protective investigation
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