Committee on Disabilities approves resolution declaring Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and Day
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On April 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM the New York City Council Committee on Disabilities (Chair: Shahana K. Hanif) met at 250 Broadway, 8th Floor Hearing Room 1. Present: Hanif, Tiffany L. Cabán, Carmen N. De La Rosa and Sandy Nurse. Absent: Rita C. Joseph. Public Advocate Williams attended. The committee held a hearing and approved Res. No. 396 declaring May 15–June 15 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day in the City of New York.
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- Approved Res. No. 396 — Resolution declaring May 15 through June 15 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day in the City of New York (approved by roll call vote: 4 affirmative, 0 opposed; 1 member absent).
- Recorded roll call and attendance: Present — Hanif, Cabán, De La Rosa, Nurse; Absent — Joseph; Other Council Member Attending — Public Advocate Williams.
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- Resolution declaring May 15 through June 15 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day in the City of New York
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- Resolution declaring May 15 through June 15 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day in the City of New York
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