Senate Bill S6214A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing veterans' housing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6214 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §354-e, amd §353, Exec L; amd §20, Soc Serv L; amd §§7.07 & 19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4445
2021-2022: S5018
2023-2024: S6127

2017-S6214 - Summary

Relates to providing veterans' housing; requires state agencies that provide shelter to homeless veterans to do so based on federal housing first principles without preconditions or barriers.

2017-S6214 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6214 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6214
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the  social  services  law,  and  the
   mental  hygiene law, in relation to establishing the veterans' housing
   program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 354-a
 to read as follows:
   § 354-A. VETERANS' HOUSING. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 FOLLOWING  TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "VETERAN" MEANS A
 RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL  OR
 AIR  SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE NATIONAL GUARD AND WHO HAS BEEN
 RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DURATION OF SERVICE  OR
 MANNER OF DISCHARGE, OR CITIZENSHIP;
   B.  "TRANSITIONAL  HOUSING"  MEANS  TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR VETERANS AND
 SHALL INCLUDE BRIDGE HOUSING AND SERVICE-INTENSIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
   C. "BRIDGE HOUSING" MEANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN WHICH A VETERAN  MAY
 AWAIT PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT. NO VETERAN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SPEND
 MORE THAN NINETY DAYS IN BRIDGE HOUSING.
   D.  "SERVICE-INTENSIVE  HOUSING"  MEANS  TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN WHICH
 VETERANS ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO ACTIVELY  SEEK  PERMANENT
 HOUSING.  SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING SHALL PROVIDE VETERANS WITH GENERAL-
 IZED CASE-MANAGEMENT, CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE CARE, AND JOB TRAINING.
   E.  "PERMANENT  HOUSING" MEANS LONG-TERM HOUSING AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE
 BRIDGE HOUSING OR SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING. PERMANENT  HOUSING  MAY  BE
 SUPPORTED THROUGH A LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM.
   F. "HOMELESS" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS UNDOMICILED OR UNSHELTERED, AND IS
 UNABLE TO SECURE PERMANENT OR STABLE HOUSING WITHOUT SPECIAL ASSISTANCE,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S6214A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §354-e, amd §353, Exec L; amd §20, Soc Serv L; amd §§7.07 & 19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4445
2021-2022: S5018
2023-2024: S6127

2017-S6214A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing veterans' housing; requires state agencies that provide shelter to homeless veterans to do so based on federal housing first principles without preconditions or barriers.

2017-S6214A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6214A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6214--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land  Security  and  Military  Affairs  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, the social services law, and the
   mental hygiene law, in relation to providing veterans' housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 354-e
 to read as follows:
   § 354-E. VETERANS' HOUSING. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 FOLLOWING  TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "VETERAN" MEANS A
 RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL  OR
 AIR  SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE NATIONAL GUARD AND WHO HAS BEEN
 RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DURATION OF SERVICE  OR
 MANNER OF DISCHARGE, OR CITIZENSHIP;
   B.  "TRANSITIONAL  HOUSING"  MEANS  TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR VETERANS AND
 SHALL INCLUDE BRIDGE HOUSING AND SERVICE-INTENSIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
   C. "BRIDGE HOUSING" MEANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN WHICH A VETERAN  MAY
 AWAIT PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT. NO VETERAN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SPEND
 MORE THAN NINETY DAYS IN BRIDGE HOUSING.
   D.  "SERVICE-INTENSIVE  HOUSING"  MEANS  TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN WHICH
 VETERANS ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO ACTIVELY  SEEK  PERMANENT
 HOUSING.  SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING SHALL PROVIDE VETERANS WITH GENERAL-
 IZED CASE-MANAGEMENT, CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE CARE, AND JOB TRAINING.
   E.  "PERMANENT  HOUSING" MEANS LONG-TERM HOUSING AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE
 BRIDGE HOUSING OR SERVICE-INTENSIVE HOUSING. PERMANENT  HOUSING  MAY  BE
 SUPPORTED THROUGH A LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11447-02-7

              

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