The New York City Council - File #: Int 0612-2018

• File #: Int 0612-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act - Anti-sexual harassment trainings at city agencies.
• 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 New York city charter, in relation to anti-sexual harassment trainings at city agencies
• Sponsors: Corey D. Johnson, Deborah L. Rose, Helen K. Rosenthal, Margaret S. Chin, Keith Powers , Costa G. Constantinides, Antonio Reynoso, 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. 612-A

By The Speaker (Council Member Johnson) and Council Members Rose, Rosenthal, Chin, Powers, Constantinides, Reynoso, Lander, Ayala, Miller, Adams, Rivera and Koslowitz

Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to anti-sexual harassment trainings at city agencies
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Chapter 35 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 815.1 to read as follows:
?815.1. Anti-sexual harassment training. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Agency. The term "agency" has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 1150 and shall include the offices of the borough presidents, the comptroller and the public advocate.
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 demonstrations 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. All personnel. The head of each agency, in consultation with the department, shall ensure that each employee of such agency receives anti-sexual harassment interactive training annually. Such training shall be designed to create an environment that is free from sexual harassment, to discourage the development of sexual harassment, to raise awareness and sensitivity of employees to potential sexual harassment and to enable employees to prevent and respond to sexual harassment. Such training shall include the specific responsibilities of supervisory and managerial employees in the prevention of sexual harassment and retaliation, and measures that such employees may take to appropriately address sexual harassment complai...