NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7737

Senate Bill S7737

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the office of children and family services to maintain a database of available beds for runaway and/or homeless youth

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Delivered to Governor
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2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6549
Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §532-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S116, A3517

2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of children and family services to work with service providers to gather information to create and maintain a publicly searchable database of available beds at residential facilities currently available for runaway and/or homeless youth.

2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7737

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the office
of children and family services to maintain a database of available beds
for runaway and/or homeless youth

 
PURPOSE:

This bill requires the office of children and family services to main-
tain a database of available beds for runaway and/or homeless youth.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends Subdivision 8 of section 532-e of the executive law,
as amended by chapter 361 of the laws of 2019.

Section two sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The needs of the homeless youth population in New York State are incred-
ibly acute. The risks of sexual exploitation faced by the runway and
homeless youth (RHY) population are immense, as many runaway youth often
turn to survival sex and fall under the influence of traffickers and
pimps. Further, approximately 40 percent of RHY population identifies as
LGBT, often facing outright rejection from their families and their
homes. And, many homeless youth have a history of engagement with the
criminal justice system, and are often forced to turn to crime as a
means of last resort.

Though New York City has expanded its network of beds at residential
facilities specifically available for runaway and homeless youth, more
beds are needed in the City and statewide to accommodate the growing
population of runaway and homeless youth. These beds help provide imme-
diate stability to RHY populations, and also serve as a vital bridge to
needed longer term supportive services. With a high concentration of
beds in urban areas and an overall shortage of beds statewide, RHY popu-
lations must have access to accurate information about the location and
availability of beds in their communities and beyond. No such database
exists.

This legislation requires the Office of Children and Family Services to
work with service providers statewide to create a publicly searchable
database of available RHY beds, to be maintained on the department's
website. The database must be updated in real time and include the
following information: name and address of facility, number of beds
available, age range allowed, number of beds available, length of allow-
able stay and the full range of services available at  that facility.
This information is vital to ensure that the support services available
for the RHY community in New York State are maximized.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7737
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  the  office
   of  children  and  family services to maintain a database of available
   beds for runaway and/or homeless youth
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  8  of  section 532-e of the executive law is
 renumbered subdivision 9.
   § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 7 of section 532-e of the  executive
 law,  as  added by chapter 361 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new
 subdivision 8 is added to read as follows:
   (e) how to address the families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and  trans-
 gender youth; [and]
   8.  WORK  WITH  SERVICE  PROVIDERS TO GATHER INFORMATION TO CREATE AND
 MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF AVAILABLE BEDS AT RESIDENTIAL
 FACILITIES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR RUNAWAY AND/OR HOMELESS YOUTH ON  THE
 OFFICE'S  WEBSITE  AND  ON  A COMPANION PHONE APPLICATION. SUCH DATABASE
 SHALL BE UPDATED IN REAL TIME AND SHALL PROVIDE AND BE SEARCHABLE BY THE
 FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FACILITY;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE AT THE FACILITY;
   (C) THE AGE RANGE ALLOWABLE FOR THE AVAILABLE BED;
   (D) THE LENGTH OF TIME THE RUNAWAY AND/OR HOMELESS YOUTH MAY  STAY  AT
 THE FACILITY; AND
   (E) THE SERVICES OFFERED AT THE FACILITY; AND
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09709-03-0

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