Assembly Bill A9687

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires quarterly inspections of homeless shelters

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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-A9687 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7086
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §20, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3556, S673
2023-2024: S2514

2019-A9687 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of temporary disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.

2019-A9687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9687
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring quar-
   terly inspections of homeless shelters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL  PROMULGATE
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT THE DEPARTMENT, OR A LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT WHERE APPROPRIATE, SHALL EACH YEAR CONDUCT  A  MINIMUM
 OF  FOUR  FULL UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS OF EACH FACILITY WHICH IS USED TO
 SHELTER HOMELESS PERSONS WITHIN  THE  STATE,  WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE  FULL
 INSPECTION PERFORMED EACH QUARTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14361-01-9

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