NYC Council · Int 0447-2026 · Committee

Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Jan 29, 2026

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth” Read the full text

Children and Youth

What it does

This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), in consultation with the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to develop a guide with accurate information about alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth. ACS would distribute the guide to judges, attorneys, public defender organizations, youth advocates, and district attorneys.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Children and Youth committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Althea V. Stevens · chair Chi A. Ossé Nantasha M. Williams Rita C. Joseph Simcha Felder