The New York City Council - File #: Int 0632-2018

• File #: Int 0632-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act - Mandating anti-sexual harassment training for private employers.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/7/2018
• In control: Committee on Women
• On agenda: 3/7/2018
• Final action: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to mandating anti-sexual harassment training for private employers
• Sponsors: Laurie A. Cumbo, The Public Advocate (Ms. James), Deborah L. Rose, Helen K. Rosenthal, Margaret S. Chin, Vanessa L. Gibson, Keith Powers , Costa G. Constantinides, Brad S. Lander, Diana Ayala , I. Daneek Miller, Adrienne E. Adams, Carlina Rivera , Karen Koslowitz

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/10/2018	A	City Council	Recved from Mayor by Council
5/9/2018	A	Mayor	Signed Into Law by Mayor
4/30/2018	A	Mayor	Hearing Held by Mayor
4/11/2018	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
4/11/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
4/9/2018	*	Committee on Women	Hearing Held by Committee
4/9/2018	*	Committee on Women	Amendment Proposed by Comm
4/9/2018	*	Committee on Women	Amended by Committee
4/9/2018	A	Committee on Women	Approved by Committee	Pass
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	P-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Women	P-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Women	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm

Int. No. 632-A

By Council Members Cumbo, The Public Advocate (Ms. James), Rose, Rosenthal, Chin, Gibson, Powers, Constantinides, Lander, Ayala, Miller, Adams, Rivera and Koslowitz

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to mandating anti-sexual harassment training for private employers
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 30 to read as follows:
30. Anti-sexual harassment training. (a) Definitions. For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the following meanings:
Interactive training. The term "interactive training" means participatory teaching whereby the trainee is engaged in a trainer-trainee interaction, use of audio-visuals, computer or online training program or other participatory forms of training as determined by the commission. However, such "interactive training" is not required to be live or facilitated by an in-person instructor in order to satisfy the provisions of this subdivision.
(b) Training. Employers with 15 or more employees shall annually conduct an anti-sexual harassment interactive training for all employees, including supervisory and managerial employees, of such employer employed within the city of New York. Such training shall be required after 90 days of initial hire for employees who work more than 80 hours in a calendar year who perform work on a full-time or part-time basis. Such training shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) An explanation of sexual harassment as a form of unlawful discrimination under local law;
(2) A statement that sexual harassment is also a form of unlawful discrimination under state and federal law;
(3) A description of what sexual harassment is, using examples;
(4) Any internal complaint process available to employees through their em...