Assembly Bill A10115

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to homeless shelters and use of hotels for the homeless

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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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2019-A10115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7715
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §21-312, add §21-324, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4802
2021-2022: S2206

2019-A10115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of homeless services of the city of New York to provide notice to local public officials relating to establishment of homeless shelters and the use of hotels for the homeless.

2019-A10115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10115
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  the  establishment  of  homeless shelters and the use of
   units in privately owned hotels for the provision of housing for home-
   less individuals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  21-312 of the administrative code of the city of
 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SHELTERS. 1. NOT  LESS  THAN  FORTY-FIVE  DAYS
 PRIOR  TO  THE  PUBLIC  HEARING  HELD  BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF CONTRACT
 SERVICES RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOMELESS SHELTER, THE DEPART-
 MENT SHALL PROVIDE, IN NOT LESS THAN TWO FORMS OF COMMUNICATION,  NOTICE
 OF  THE  DETAILS  OF THE PROPOSED SHELTER, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SERVICES
 OPERATOR OF SUCH SHELTER, THE ADDRESS  OF  SUCH  SHELTER,  THE  EXPECTED
 CENSUS OF SUCH SHELTER AND THE EXPECTED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH SHEL-
 TER, TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER
 IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (II)  THE  CITY  COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE
 PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (III) THE MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING  THE  DISTRICT  IN
 WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
 SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
   (V)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING
 THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED; AND
   (VI) THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE PROPOSED  SHEL-
 TER IS TO BE LOCATED.
   2.  WITHIN  FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING NOTICE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT
 SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AT  A  LOCATION
 WITHIN  THE  COMMUNITY  TO  BE  AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SHELTER FOR THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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