Establishing a digital inclusion officer at every city agency
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Apr 18, 2024
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a digital inclusion officer at every city agency” Read the full text
Technology
What it does
This bill would require that each agency designate at least one employee as a digital inclusion officer who would be responsible for coordinating efforts to ensure accessibility of websites and other digital content made publicly available by such agency. Each digital inclusion officer would receive training from the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities at least annually. In addition, the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities would be required to have at least one employee with expertise in digital accessibility who would be responsible for coordinating with the digital inclusion officers to monitor and improve the accessibility of city websites and other digital content.
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 · Apr 18, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Apr 18, 2024
Re-referred to Committee by Council · Apr 19, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 843
officialInt. No. 843
officialApril 18, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-18-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - April 18, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).