NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7025

Senate Bill S7025

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 08, 2020	referred to cities

2019-S7025 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4824
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §21-324, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5275, A6879
2017-2018: S2535, A6212
2021-2022: S2771, A8144
2023-2024: S1917, A3849

2019-S7025 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless; requires written notification sixty days before the department enters into a contractual arrangement with a transitional housing provider or otherwise finalizes its decision to use or expand a location as transitional housing.

2019-S7025 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7025

SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the
affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the
homeless

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To ensure that community leaders and residents are aware of the poten-
tial changes in their area as to allow for their input and partic-
ipation.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill requires the commissioner to provide written
notification to the community board, the offices of all elected leaders
who have jurisdiction over that area, and neighboring Tenant Association

presidents. It specifies that this written notification should provide a
set of details including but not limited to the address of the potential
project, a description of services that would be provided, and an
amount-estimate of persons from that borough that would be housed under
the proposed project.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect imme-
diately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While understanding that there is a Homelessness crisis in our city and
state, we must ensure that residents and community leader have an oppor-
tunity to be fully aware of a potential effort. Notifying these parties
in advance will give them an adequate amount of time to learn of the
initiative, understand any concerns and discuss the path forward so that
the community is fully apart of the process The current Department of
Homeless Services' proposal of a seven-day notification is insufficient
for creating an inclusive and collaborative process the community can
engage in.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: A.4824 - Ordered to third reading

2015: S.5275 - 3rd Reading Calendar / A.6879 Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7025 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7025
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring the Department of Homeless  Services  to  notify
   the  affected  community  board prior to locating transitional housing
   for the homeless
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 21-324 to read as follows:
   § 21-324 COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 1.  WHEN  THE  DEPARTMENT
 INTENDS TO USE A NEW LOCATION AS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR ELIGIBLE HOME-
 LESS  FAMILIES  AND  INDIVIDUALS,  OR  EXPAND AN EXISTING LOCATION WHERE
 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS PROVIDED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFI-
 CATION IN WRITING TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD FOR THE COMMUNITY  DISTRICT  IN
 WHICH  THE  TRANSITIONAL  HOUSING  WILL BE LOCATED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AT LEAST  SIXTY  DAYS  BEFORE  THE  DEPARTMENT  ENTERS  INTO  A
 CONTRACTUAL  ARRANGEMENT  WITH A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROVIDER OR OTHER-
 WISE FINALIZES ITS DECISION TO USE OR EXPAND A LOCATION AS  TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING.
   2.  THE  NOTIFICATION  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE ADDRESS OF THE TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE HOUSED, THE NAME OF THE PERSON
 OR ENTITY OPERATING THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE NAME OF ANY  ORGANIZA-
 TION,  WHETHER  FOR-PROFIT  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT,  THAT  WILL BE PROVIDING
 SERVICES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE TYPE OF TRAN-
 SITIONAL HOUSING, A DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES THAT WILL  BE  PROVIDED,
 THE  RATIONALE  FOR  CHOOSING SUCH LOCATION, AND AN APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE
 FOR WHEN SUCH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WILL BE USED OR EXPANDED.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY OPER-
 ATED OR CONTRACTED FOR, BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT, REGARDLESS OF
 ITS SIZE AND CAPACITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08799-01-9

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