Assembly Bill A9310

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system

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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-A9310 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2109
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §20, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8252, S8222
2023-2024: A564, S472

2021-A9310 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system through which state agencies, local governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems, school districts, and emergency service providers, and other relevant persons are able to share and access information related to individuals who experience chronic homelessness in order to connect or refer such individuals to services including affordable housing opportunities.

2021-A9310 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9310
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to directing the
   department of social services to establish a centralized  homelessness
   crisis response data system
 
   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.  (A)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS
 CRISIS RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL  GOVERN-
 MENTAL  ENTITIES,  INCLUDING  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES, COURT SYSTEMS,
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS,  AND  OTHER  RELEVANT
 PERSONS,  AS  DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, ARE ABLE TO SHARE AND ACCESS
 INFORMATION RELATED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE  CHRONIC  HOMELESSNESS
 IN  ORDER  TO  CONNECT  OR  REFER SUCH INDIVIDUALS TO SERVICES INCLUDING
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
   (B) IN DEVELOPING SUCH CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS CRISIS  RESPONSE  DATA
 SYSTEM THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (I)  CONSULT  WITH  THE  ENTITIES  DESCRIBED  IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION TO DETERMINE  THE  CHALLENGES  FACED  BY  SUCH  ENTITIES  IN
 ADDRESSING  CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND HOW BEST TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE TO
 THOSE CHALLENGES; AND
   (II) ENTER INTO DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY FOR THE  EXCHANGE
 OF INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
 THROUGH THE CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS CRISIS RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM.
   (C)  THE  CENTRALIZED  HOMELESSNESS CRISIS RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM ESTAB-
 LISHED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL:
   (I) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY A DATA SHARING AGREEMENT, COLLECT  DATA
 FROM  OTHER  HOMELESS  CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEMS MAINTAINED OR OPERATED BY
 OTHER STATE ENTITIES; AND
   (II) COLLECT, AGGREGATE, ANALYZE AND  SHARE  HOMELESSNESS  INFORMATION
 SUBMITTED  TO  THE  CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS CRISIS RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM
 WITH ENTITIES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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