Assembly Actions -
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May 17, 2016 |
held for consideration in social services |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to social services |
Jan 12, 2015 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A1383
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LENTOL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
multi-Sponsors
Michael G. Miller
2015-A1383 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1383 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires homeless shelters housing adults to restrict the number of clients housed to 100 and to be located no nearer than a three mile radius from another such facility; phases in requirements over one year; requires report by the department of family assistance regarding implementation of such standards; shelters must meet the requirements of these provisions by a specified date.
2015-A1383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1383 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to special stand- ards for shelters for adults THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. Because certain local governments in New York state have not developed a comprehensive plan for dealing with the homeless, they have started the practice of sheltering large numbers of the homeless in large, single sites that often do not meet building codes. This practice does not benefit either the homeless themselves, because proper services do not reach them, or the community in which the shelter is located, because its resources are strained past their limits. The problem of this practice of warehousing is compounded when instead of distributing smaller shelters equally to all communities within a locality, a few communities are forced to provide shelter for a disproportionate number of the homeless. A great deal of stress is placed on the affected community by the presence of people who are not a natural part of the community's life. Furthermore, the community's abil- ity to deliver services, such as health care and rehabilitative services, to large numbers of people is usually limited. Cities in New York must develop a plan for the equitable distribution of the homeless population among its communities. For instance, each of New York city's fifty-nine community boards would be held responsible for at least one facility in its geographic district which would provide services and shelter for approximately one hundred homeless men or women. S 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 461-u to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01552-01-5
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