Int. No. 14-A
By Council Members Borelli, Brannan, Yeger, Deutsch, Rosenthal, Maisel, Salamanca, Holden, Torres, Powers, Cabrera, Kallos, Miller and Ulrich
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the broadcasting of mandatory debates
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 3-709.5 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new subdivision 13, to read as follows:
13. Any broadcast plan accepted by the board pursuant to subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5, and subdivision 7, of this section shall include a requirement that the debate be made available, at no cost, to the city-owned or operated television channel serving the largest public audience for simultaneous broadcast. Each debate held pursuant to this section shall be broadcast simultaneously, to the extent technologically practicable and in accordance with federal law and the rules of the federal communications commission, on such city-owned or operated television channel. Such city-owned or operated television channel shall not be a sponsor of such debate.
§ 2. This local law takes effect on January 1, 2019.
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