The New York City Council - File #: Int 0664-2018

• File #: Int 0664-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act - Climate surveys and action plans to combat sexual harassment.
• 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 in relation to climate surveys and action plans to combat sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity violations at city agencies
• Sponsors: Helen K. Rosenthal, Deborah L. Rose, Margaret S. Chin, Keith Powers , Costa G. Constantinides, Brad S. Lander, Diana Ayala , I. Daneek Miller, Adrienne E. Adams, Carlina Rivera , Karen Koslowitz
• Indexes: Report Required

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. 664-A

By Council Members Rosenthal, Rose, Chin, Powers, Constantinides, Lander, Ayala, Miller, Adams, Rivera and Koslowitz

Title
A Local Law in relation to climate surveys and action plans to combat sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity violations at city agencies
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment climate surveys. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the term "agency" has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 1150 of the New York city charter and shall include the offices of the borough presidents, the comptroller and the public advocate.
b. The department of citywide administrative services shall develop a climate survey to assess the general awareness and knowledge of the city's equal employment opportunity ("EEO") policy, including but not limited to sexual harassment policies and prevention at city agencies, including employee experience with and knowledge of reporting of prohibited acts. In addition, such survey shall include questions, that may be completed in full or in part, at the discretion of the employee respondent, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and age of the employee. The department shall use such survey to assess each agency regarding the following:
(1) The extent that employees of each agency are familiar with the EEO policy of such agency they are employed by or assigned to, including but not limited to sexual harassment;
(2) The extent that employees are knowledgeable about the EEO policy, including but not limited to sexual harassment, and where they can get help if they believe that they were sexually harassed;
(3) The extent that employees are knowledgeable about how and where to file a formal complaint about a violation of the EEO policy, including but not limited to a complaint about sexual harassment or related misconduct or how to initiate a discipl...