Assembly Actions -
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Sep 28, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7851
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S7851 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Housing Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง402, Pub Hous L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2011-S7851 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7851 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to directing the New York City Housing Authority establish alternative requirements for the qualification of domestic violence victims for N-1 priority access to housing accommodations PURPOSE: Directs the New York City Housing Authority to establish alternative requirements for domestic violence victim applications for N-1 priority housing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 sets forth the bill's short title: The Survivor's Accessing Fair and Equitable ("SAFE") Housing Act. Section 2 creates a new, alternative application procedure for the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) N-1 Priority Housing Program for victims of domestic violence. The form is based on the No Violence Again (NoVA) screening form used for temporary emergency DV housing, supplemented by sworn attestations from the applicant and qualified service provider. Section 3 establishes the effective date.
2011-S7851 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7851 I N S E N A T E September 28, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to directing the New York City Housing Authority establish alternative requirements for the qualification of domestic violence victims for N-1 priority access to housing accommodations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "survivor's accessing fair and equitable (SAFE) housing act". S 2. Section 402 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AN ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS THEREFOR FOR GRANTING N-1 PRIORITY FOR ACCESS TO AUTHORITY HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS TO PERSONS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SUCH REQUIREMENTS SHALL: A. BE BASED UPON THE NO VIOLENCE AGAIN SCREENING FORM ESTABLISHED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PROVIDED THAT SUCH FORM MAY BE SUPERFICIALLY ALTERED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR USE IN THE N-1 PRIORITY HOUSING PROGRAM; B. NOT REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF ANY ADDITIONAL, OUTSIDE DOCUMENTATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE NO VIOLENCE AGAIN SCREENING FORM, EXCEPT THE SWORN ATTESTATIONS OF THE APPLICANT AND SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS E, F AND G OF THIS SUBDIVISION; C. NOT BE CONTINGENT UPON ANY ADDITIONAL QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OR RATING OF THE CONTENTS OF THE MODIFIED NO VIOLENCE AGAIN SCREENING FORM BY THE AUTHORITY; D. PROVIDE THAT THE APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE AN ALTERNATIVE, EQUAL MEANS, IN ADDITION TO, NOT AS A REPLACEMENT OF ANY OTHER MEANS ESTABLISHED BY THE AUTHORI- TY, FOR GRANTING N-1 PRIORITY FOR ACCESS TO AUTHORITY HOUSING ACCOMMO- DATIONS TO PERSONS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16477-04-2
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