The law is a powerful tool that addresses many issues, including public safety, economy, and the environment. It is also a crucial mechanism that enables elected officials to reflect the needs and priorities of their constituents and respond to new challenges. Laws can be created by Congress or state legislatures. The process of creating a new law includes drafting, committee review, floor debate, and voting. Throughout this process, different factors influence the success of legislation. For example, political polarization has been found to negatively affect the ability of congressional committees to create laws.
This week, Mayor Adams joined community leaders to celebrate the passing of Sammy’s Law in the FY2025 budget agreement. The bill lowers the city’s speed limit to 20 mph on nearly all roads, helping to reduce the number of fatal and life-threatening injuries caused by car crashes. The bill is named in honor of Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who died after being struck by a car while walking home from school.
In addition to reducing traffic deaths and injuries, the new law will also help make our streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike. It will also save taxpayer dollars by reducing the number of crashes and associated medical costs.
Local Law 13 of 2022 – Providing notice regarding student loan forgiveness programs to certain employees and job applicants
This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, to prepare a notice for city agency employees and job applicants about the availability of federal and state student loan forgiveness programs. The notice would be provided to agency employees and made available to employers in New York City for them to provide to their own employees.
SS 309. Disclosure of personal information online; exceptions.
This article would require the Office of the New York City Information Technology Facilitator to post a privacy statement on its website that discloses:
(a) The collection, processing, or storage of personal information; (b) The use of such information for any purpose other than the original purposes for which it was collected or processed; and (c) The sharing, sale, or otherwise disseminating of such information to a third party without the authorization of the person whose information is involved.
The bill is being introduced in response to concerns about the use of personal information on social media sites and other websites, including those that collect or share information through “cookies.” This would not impact the authority of City agencies to collect and use such information for other purposes. The bill would apply to any private or public website that collects, processes, or shares personal information with a third party. It would not apply to a website that has no connection to the City or its government agencies. The bill is scheduled for a hearing on May 30, 2022.