NYC Council Introduction 1056

intro.nyc/1056-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Training for medical personnel in public schools and reporting on participation in such training.
Sponsored by Crystal Hudson
Introduced: September 26, 2024

This bill would require physicians and nurses employed by or contracted with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and working in public schools through the Office of School Health (OSH) to complete annual competency training on health concerns related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics. This training would be required for DOHMH employees and contractors and be offered to all other medical personnel working in public schools through OSH, including Department of Education employees and contractors. Such training would focus on health concerns for the community, including information related to the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, information related to variations in sex characteristics, health concerns related to gender-affirming health care, and a list of referrals and resources to help medical personnel connect students with such care. This bill would also require reporting on attendance of such training, disaggregated by agency.

Approved by Committee August 14, 2025

Committee on Health Votes 6:0:2
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Absent)

Approved by Council August 14, 2025

Votes 37:0:7
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Absent)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Absent)
Darlene Mealy (Absent)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Negative)
Francisco P. Moya (Medical)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Absent)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Carlina Rivera (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Absent)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Absent)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)