Assembly Bill A8009

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Makes vouchers available under the family homelessness and eviction protection supplement program in social services districts with a population of five million or more

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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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2021-A8009 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6573
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-bb, Soc Serv L

2021-A8009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes vouchers available to eligible families under the family homelessness and eviction protection supplement ("FHEPS") program in social services districts with a population of five million or more.

2021-A8009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8009
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 making  vouchers
   available  under  the  family  homelessness  and  eviction  prevention
   supplement program in social services districts with a  population  of
   five million or more

   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.  FAMILY  HOMELESSNESS  AND  EVICTION  PREVENTION SUPPLEMENT
 PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR
 A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT WITH A POPULATION OF  FIVE  MILLION  OR
 MORE,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGNATE  SUCH  LOCAL  SOCIAL SERVICES
 DISTRICT TO MAKE VOUCHERS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES UNDER THE FAMI-
 LY HOMELESSNESS AND EVICTION PREVENTION  SUPPLEMENT  ("FHEPS")  PROGRAM,
 AND  TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAN APPROVED PURSU-
 ANT TO 18 N.Y.C.R.R. § 352.3(A)(3), PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT  THE  MAXIMUM
 RENT  FOR  SUCH VOUCHERS SHALL BE SET AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S FAIR MARKET RENT LEVEL. THE STATE  SHALL
 REIMBURSE THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT FOR PAYMENTS MADE UNDER THE
 FHEPS PROGRAM IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH TITLE TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11306-01-1

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