Senate Bill S8132

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes community residences for victims of domestic violence and their family or household members

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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-S8132 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §459-i, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4537

2021-S8132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes community residences for victims of domestic violence and their family or household members.

2021-S8132 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8132
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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  establishing
   community residences for victims of domestic violence and their family
   or household members
 
   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
 459-i to read as follows:
   § 459-I. COMMUNITY RESIDENCES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"
 MEANS A SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITY WITH FOUR TO FOURTEEN RESIDENTS OR  A
 SUPERVISED  LIVING  FACILITY  SUBJECT TO LICENSURE BY THE OFFICE FOR THE
 PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHICH PROVIDES A  RESIDENCE  FOR  UP  TO
 FOURTEEN  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE  A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR
 FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
   (B) "SPONSORING AGENCY" MEANS AN  AGENCY  OR  UNIT  OF  GOVERNMENT,  A
 VOLUNTARY  AGENCY  OR  ANY OTHER PERSON OR ORGANIZATION WHICH INTENDS TO
 ESTABLISH OR OPERATE A COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL  FACILITY  FOR  VICTIMS  OF
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
   (C)  "MUNICIPALITY"  MEANS AN INCORPORATED VILLAGE IF A FACILITY IS TO
 BE LOCATED THEREIN, A TOWN IF THE FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED THEREIN  AND
 NOT  SIMULTANEOUSLY  WITHIN  AN  INCORPORATED VILLAGE, OR A CITY, EXCEPT
 THAT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COMMUNITY BOARD WITH JURISDICTION OVER
 THE AREA IN WHICH SUCH A FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED
 THE MUNICIPALITY.
   (D) "COMMISSIONER" MEANS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPART-
 MENT  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AND OPERATING CERTIFICATE TO
 THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO OPERATE  OR  CAUSE  TO  BE
 OPERATED  COMMUNITY  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITIES  FOR  VICTIMS  OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. WITHIN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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