Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 04, 2020 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A10406
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
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
2019-A10406 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A10406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10406 I N A S S E M B L Y May 4, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing transition shelters for individuals released from prison THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 131-bb to read as follows: § 131-BB. TRANSITION SHELTERS PROGRAM. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, PROVIDE HOUSING COUNSELING AND PREVENT RISK OF OVERDOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 2. (A) EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI- SION THREE OF THIS SECTION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT IN THE DISTRICT, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PARTICULAR UNIT SIZE. THE SHELTER SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD OR VENDOR. (B) A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY ALSO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT IN EXCESS OF EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT, UP TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT IN THE DISTRICT, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE COST OF THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE PAID BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT. (C) AS PART OF THE SUPPLEMENT REFERENCED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WHEN AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, INCURS SEPARATE FUEL FOR HEATING EXPENSES, THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COVER SUCH EXPENSES, IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT ALREADY REQUIRED FOR SHELTER COSTS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH HEATING ALLOWANCE SHALL BE EQUIVALENT TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF FUEL FOR HEATING EXPENSES, AND SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR ON BEHALF OF THE RECIPIENT. ANY EXPENSES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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