NYC Council Introduction 646

intro.nyc/0646-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Accessibility for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind community in the implementation of text-to-911.
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Technology
Sponsored by Kevin C. Riley
Introduced: March 7, 2024

This bill would expand the reporting requirements for the implementation of next generation 911. The annual reports will now include information on outreach efforts for hiring or retaining deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind accessibility experts, information on deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind subject matter experts hired or retained for the implementation of next generation 911, and a description of public education plans for informing persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind on the availability of next generation 911, including text to 911.