Senate Bill S2375

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to home stability support supplement programs

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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-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1620
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-bb, amd §153, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9195, A8178
2021-2022: S856, A2278, A6032
2023-2024: S588, A5722

2019-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.

2019-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2375
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, PERSAUD, THOMAS
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  home  stability
   support programs
 
   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. HOME STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM.  1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  EACH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT  SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND
 FAMILIES TO PREVENT EVICTION AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (I) "HOMELESS" SHALL MEAN THE LACK OF A FIXED, REGULAR,  AND  ADEQUATE
 NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE;  HAVING  A  PRIMARY  NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE THAT IS A
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR
 SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A  CAR,  PARK,  ABAN-
 DONED  BUILDING,  BUS  OR  TRAIN STATION, AIRPORT OR CAMPGROUND OR OTHER
 PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION; LIVING IN A  SUPERVISED  PUBLICLY
 OR  PRIVATELY  OPERATED  SHELTER  DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY LIVING
 ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING HOTELS AND MOTELS PAID FOR BY FEDERAL, STATE  OR
 LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROGRAMS  FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR BY CHARITABLE
 ORGANIZATIONS, CONGREGATE SHELTERS, OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING); EXITING AN
 INSTITUTION WHERE THEY  RESIDED  AND  WILL  LACK  A  REGULAR  FIXED  AND
 ADEQUATE  NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE UPON RELEASE OR DISCHARGE; OR ARE AN UNAC-
 COMPANIED YOUTH AND HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH DEFINED AS
 HOMELESS UNDER EITHER THIS PARAGRAPH OR FEDERAL STATUTE WHO HAVE EXPERI-
 ENCED A LONG-TERM PERIOD WITHOUT LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN PERMANENT HOUS-
 ING; HAVE EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT INSTABILITY  AS  MEASURED  BY  FREQUENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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