BILL OF RIGHTS
FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
06/08/2023
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Nolan, Senior Librarian
Megan Maloy, Librarian II
Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager
Recommended Action
• Adopt the revised Santa Clara County Bill of Rights for Children and Young Adults.
• Sunset the current Bill of Rights for Children and Youth of the City of San José previously adopted by City Council on April 27, 2021. Resolution No. 79978
2 Why This Matters
• The City's adoption of the revised Santa Clara County Bill of Rights for Children and Young Adults will help build stronger pathways for collaboration among key partners in our community that have already adopted and endorsed it.
• The City's current Bill of Rights was built upon an older version of the County Bill of Rights that was created without the participation and voice of children and young adults.
3 Implications
• The Santa Clara County Bill of Rights for Children and Young Adults will replace the City 's Bill of Rights for Children and Youth that was adopted by City Council in April 2021.
• There are no implications to the Audit Report on the Bill of Rights for Children and Youth, released in August 2022.
o The adoption of the revised Bill of Rights does not change the recommendations stated within the report, and the Administration's ability to adhere and implement them.
• The revised Bill of Rights for Children and Young Adults, as recommended in the Audit Report will inform the Children and Youth Services Master Plan.
o City staff are currently developing the Children and Youth Services Master Plan, which aligns well with the timing of the adoption of the revised Bill of Rights. 4 Implications
• There is strong alignment between the County's revised Bill of Rights and City's current edition.
• In the 2023-2024 Workplan, the Youth Commission will map sub-articles of the City's current Bill of Rights to the revised Bill of Rights and update them to create a stronger roadmap to guide the
City's implementation of the Bill of Rights in years to come. 5 THANK YOU!
Presenters:
Megan Maloy, Librarian, Teen HQ
Lizzie Nolan, Senior Librarian, Youth Services
Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager