NY State Assembly Bill 2015-A7756A

Assembly Bill A7756A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Increases from $300 to $600 the monthly rent subsidy payable for housing for a foster child living independently in certain circumstances

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 12, 2016	print number 7756a
Jan 12, 2016	amend and recommit to children and families
Jan 06, 2016	referred to children and families
May 26, 2015	referred to children and families

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2015-A7756 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §409-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A9806
2017-2018: A259
2019-2020: A2303
2021-2022: A1777
2023-2024: A2525

2015-A7756 - Summary

Increases from $300 to $600 the monthly rent subsidy payable for housing for a foster child living independently in certain circumstances; doesn't limit those from living with roommates.

2015-A7756 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7756

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Children and Families

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing from
  $300 a month to $600 a month the rent  subsidy  payable  to  a  foster
  child living independently

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 5  of  section  409-a  of  the
social  services  law, as amended by chapter 339 of the laws of 1993, is
amended to read as follows:
  (c) Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  this  section,  where  a
social  services  official determines that a lack of adequate housing is
the primary factor preventing the discharge of a child or children  from
foster  care  including,  but  not limited to, children with the goal of
discharge to independent living, preventive services shall  include,  in
addition  to  any  other  payments  or  benefits received by the family,
special cash grants in  the  form  of  rent  subsidies,  including  rent
arrears, or any other assistance, sufficient to obtain adequate housing.
Such  rent  subsidies  or assistance shall not exceed the sum of [three]
SIX hundred dollars per month, shall not be provided  for  a  period  of
more  than  three  years,  and  shall be considered a special grant. The
provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to limit such  offi-
cial's authority to provide other preventive services.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03828-01-5

2015-A7756A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §409-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A9806
2017-2018: A259
2019-2020: A2303
2021-2022: A1777
2023-2024: A2525

2015-A7756A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases from $300 to $600 the monthly rent subsidy payable for housing for a foster child living independently in certain circumstances; doesn't limit those from living with roommates.

2015-A7756A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7756--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, CLARK -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee  on
  Children  and  Families  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing from
  $300 a month to $600 a month the rent  subsidy  payable  to  a  foster
  child living independently

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 5  of  section  409-a  of  the
social  services  law, as amended by chapter 339 of the laws of 1993, is
amended to read as follows:
  (c) Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  this  section,  where  a
social  services  official determines that a lack of adequate housing is
the primary factor preventing the discharge of a child or children  from
foster  care  including,  but  not limited to, children with the goal of
discharge to independent living, preventive services shall  include,  in
addition  to  any  other  payments  or  benefits received by the family,
special cash grants in  the  form  of  rent  subsidies,  including  rent
arrears, or any other assistance, sufficient to obtain adequate housing.
Such  rent  subsidies  or assistance shall not exceed the sum of [three]
SIX hundred dollars per month, shall not be provided  for  a  period  of
more  than  three years, MAY BE PROVIDED UP TO AGE TWENTY-FOUR FOR YOUTH
DISCHARGED FROM FOSTER CARE, and shall be considered  a  special  grant.
NOTHING  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF
THOSE USING THE RENT SUBSIDY TO LIVE WITH ROOMMATES. The  provisions  of
this paragraph shall not be construed to limit such official's authority
to provide other preventive services.
  S  2.  Subdivision  7  of section 409-a of the social services law, as
added by section 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03828-02-6

A. 7756--A                          2

  7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,  if  a  social
services official determines that a lack of adequate housing is a factor
that may cause the entry of a child or children into foster care and the
family  has  at least one service need other than lack of adequate hous-
ing,  preventive services may include, in addition to any other payments
or benefits received by the family, special cash grants in the  form  of
rent  subsidies, including rent arrears, or any other assistance, suffi-
cient to obtain adequate housing.  Such  rent  subsidies  or  assistance
shall not exceed the sum of [three] SIX hundred dollars per month, shall
not  be  provided for a period of more than three years, MAY BE PROVIDED
UP TO AGE TWENTY-FOUR FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM FOSTER CARE,  and  shall
be  considered  a  special  grant.  NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THOSE USING THE RENT SUBSIDY  TO  LIVE
WITH  ROOMMATES. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed
to limit such official's authority to provide other preventive services.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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