Senate Bill S1612

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of emergency shelter for victims and alleged victims of domestic violence during certain declarations of a state disaster emergency

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • 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-S1612 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4246
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§131-u & 459-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8460, A10482
2023-2024: S5848

2021-S1612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain safety standards for emergency shelter for victims and alleged victims of domestic violence during a declaration of a state disaster emergency for a disease outbreak; requires accommodations in a hotel or motel where a residential facility does not meet safety standards; requires full cost to be assumed by the state.

2021-S1612 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1612
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 the provision of
   emergency shelter for victims and alleged victims of domestic violence
   during a declaration of a state disaster emergency

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 131-u of the social services law,
 as amended by section 3 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, DURING
 THE  PENDENCY  OF A DECLARATION OF A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY AS DEFINED
 BY SECTION TWENTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW THAT INVOLVES A DISEASE OUTBREAK,
 LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  PROVIDE  EMERGENCY
 SHELTER AND SERVICES TO VICTIMS AND ALLEGED VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 AS  DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE  SIX-A OF THIS CHAPTER.   SUCH SHELTER SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN A RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAM  FOR  VICTIMS  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE
 UNLESS THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM CANNOT ENSURE THAT EACH ALLEGED VICTIM OR
 VICTIM  AND  THEIR  MINOR CHILDREN, IF APPLICABLE, WILL BE PROVIDED WITH
 SEPARATE AND PRIVATE SLEEPING AND RESTROOM ACCOMMODATIONS THAT MEET  ANY
 SAFETY  STANDARDS  RECOMMENDED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DURING THE
 STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY. IN THE EVENT THE  RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAM  CANNOT
 MEET  SUCH  STANDARDS,  THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE
 THE ACCOMMODATIONS IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SHELTER
 AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  BE
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO TESTING FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS RECEIV-
 ING SERVICES.
   3. The department shall annually establish, subject to the approval of
 the director of the budget, a daily rate of reimbursement for each resi-
 dential program for victims of domestic violence, as defined in  article
 six-A  of this chapter, certified by the department which provides emer-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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