Good morning,
Please be advised that the New York City Council’s Committees on Hospitals, Health, Education, and Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 1:00 pm in Council Chambers, City Hall regarding School-Based Health Centers and School-Based Mental Health Clinics. The committees will also hear the following legislation:
- Int. 341-2024 (Narcisse), in relation to requiring the New York city department of education to report the number of students reported to the office of school health as having a diagnosis of sickle cell disease or trait
- Res. 013-2024 (Joseph), resolution designating the second Friday in March annually as Social and Emotional Learning Day in the City of New York
The hearing is posted online HERE.
If you are planning on testifying live in person or via video conferencing, please register in advance of the hearing at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/. Each person who intends to testify live via Zoom should register separately. If you plan to testify in person, it would be greatly appreciated if you could bring twenty (20) copies double-sided of your written testimony to the hearing.
Written testimony may be submitted without registration by emailing it to testimony@council.nyc.gov or via the Council’s website at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/ up to 72 hours after the close of the hearing.
The entrance to the hearing and restrooms at City Hall are fully accessible. For questions about accessibility or to request additional accommodations, please contact Nicole Benjamin NBenjamin@council.nyc.gov or 212-482-5176 at least 72 hours before the hearing.
All other questions about the hearing or the Hospitals Committee can be directed to Mahnoor Butt at MButt@council.nyc.gov or Rie Ogasawara at ROgasawara@council.nyc.gov.
All other questions about the Health Committee can be directed to Christopher Pepe at CPepe@council.nyc.gov, Sara Sucher at SSucher@council.nyc.gov, or Mahnoor Butt at MButt@council.nyc.gov .
All other questions about the hearing or the Education Committee can be directed to Nadia Jean-Francois at NJean-Francois@council.nyc.gov, Jan Atwell at JAtwell@council.nyc.gov, or Chloë Rivera at CRivera@council.nyc.gov.
All other questions about the hearing or the Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction Committee can be directed to Sara Sucher at SSucher@council.nyc.gov, or Cristy Dwyer at CDwyer@council.nyc.gov.
Thank you,
Committee on Hospitals
Committee on Health
Committee on Education
Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction