S 6037: Establishes the office of the youth public advocate in the executive office of the mayor; provides that the office will operate and maintain youth-related services and programs, including but not limited to, after school programs, jobs, literacy programs and youth internships, and will develop and implement policies to increase summer employment, high school admission, retention and graduation rates.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6037 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing the office of the youth public advocate in the executive office of the mayor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new 2 section 20-r to read as follows: 3 § 20-r. Office of the youth public advocate. a. Definitions. For the 4 purposes of this section the following terms have the following mean- 5 ings: 6 1. "Director" means the director of the office of the youth public 7 advocate. 8 2. "Office" shall mean the office of the youth public advocate. 9 b. Establishment. The mayor shall establish an office of the youth 10 public advocate. Such office shall be headed by a director, who shall be 11 appointed by the mayor. 12 c. Powers and duties. The director shall have the power and duty to: 13 1. establish, operate and maintain youth-related services and 14 programs, including but not limited to, after school programs, jobs, 15 literacy programs and youth internships; 16 2. provide recommendations to the mayor, agencies and the council 17 regarding youth programs, jobs, literacy programs, youth internships and 18 high school admission, retention and graduation rates; 19 3. coordinate multi-agency youth-related services and programs; 20 4. receive individual complaints concerning city services, school 21 services and other administrative actions of city agencies related to 22 youth services and programs; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05003-01-5 
 S. 6037 2 1 5. advise and assist the mayor and the council in developing and 2 implementing policies designed to increase summer employment, intern- 3 ships and educational opportunities; 4 6. enhance the accessibility of city programs, benefits, and services 5 to youths by establishing youth outreach programs in conjunction with 6 other city agencies and the council, to inform youths and families of 7 relevant city programs, benefits, and services; 8 7. perform policy analysis and make recommendations concerning youth 9 affairs, including but not limited to, after school programs, jobs, 10 literacy programs, youth internships and high school admission, 11 retention and graduation rates; and 12 8. perform such other duties and functions as may be appropriate to 13 pursue the policies set forth in this section. 14 d. Interagency cooperation. All city agencies shall cooperate with the 15 office and provide information and assistance as requested, provided, 16 however, that no information otherwise required to be provided pursuant 17 to this section shall be disclosed in a manner that would violate any 18 applicable provision of federal, state or local law relating to the 19 privacy of information, or that would interfere with law enforcement 20 investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of law enforce- 21 ment. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.