NYC Council Introduction 862

intro.nyc/0862-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to staff each police precinct with a licensed social worker.
Status: Committee Committee on Public Safety
Sponsored by Erik D. Bottcher
Introduced: May 16, 2024

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to staff each police precinct with a licensed master social worker. Such social workers would be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.