The New York City Council - File #: Int 0465-2018

• File #: Int 0465-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Requiring DOB to conduct education and outreach regarding single-occupant toilet room requirements.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 2/14/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 2/14/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of buildings to conduct education and outreach regarding single-occupant toilet room requirements
• Sponsors: Daniel Dromm
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 465

By Council Member Dromm

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of buildings to conduct education and outreach regarding single-occupant toilet room requirements
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 28-103.32 to read as follows:
? 28-103.32 Education and outreach regarding single-occupant toilet room requirements. a. The commissioner shall establish and implement an education and outreach program to increase awareness of the single-occupant toilet room requirements, as set forth in section 403.2.1 of the New York city plumbing code, and the related posting and signage requirements, as set forth in section 403.4 of the New York city plumbing code. Such education and outreach program shall at a minimum include:
1. Educational materials concerning the single-occupant toilet room requirements and the related posting and signage requirements, including samples of acceptable signage, which shall be made available to owners required to comply with such requirements and on the department's website in English and the six languages most commonly spoken by limited English proficient individuals in the city as determined by the department of city planning; and
2. Linguistically and culturally competent outreach tailored to owners required to comply with the single-occupant toilet room requirements and the related posting and signage requirements.
b. In establishing and implementing the education and outreach program required by subdivision a of this section, the commissioner shall seek the cooperation of the mayor's office of immigrant affairs, the department of consumer affairs, the department of health and mental hygiene and the department of small business services.
c. No later than September 1, 2018, and no later than every Sept...