Assembly Bill A2454A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Eliminates rent for homeless shelters; repealer

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2454 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3414
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §36-c, amd §§131 & 131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7612, S6177
2021-2022: A2585, S317

2023-A2454 - Summary

Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.

2023-A2454 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2454
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, REYES, LAVINE, CRUZ, JOYNER, SIMON, HUNT-
   ER,  EPSTEIN,  SEAWRIGHT,  FORREST  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Social
   Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to eliminating rent
   for  homeless  shelters;  and to repeal certain provisions of such law
   relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 36-c of the social services law is REPEALED.
   §  2.  Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows:
   21. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE  SHALL  PROHIBIT
 ANY  PUBLICLY FUNDED PROVIDER OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE-A  OF  THIS  TITLE FROM REQUIRING RECIPIENTS OF SUCH
 ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN WORK ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO THOSE DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, AS
 A CONDITION TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE FROM SUCH PROVIDER.
   22.  A. ANY TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOUND TO BE COLLECT-
 ING INCOME, ROOM  AND  BOARD  OR  ANY  OTHER  TYPE  OF  CONTRIBUTION  IN
 VIOLATION  OF SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-A OF
 THIS TITLE, SHALL, AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE  HEARD  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT,  BE  REQUIRED  TO RETURN ANY FUNDS COLLECTED IN VIOLATION OF
 THIS SECTION TO SUCH RECIPIENT AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT
 TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 ADOPT  PROCEDURES  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
 ACT FOR ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH PROCEDURE
 SHALL INCLUDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL. ANY PROVIDER
 FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THIS SECTION AND WHO  IS  SUBSEQUENTLY  FOUND  TO
 HAVE  VIOLATED  THIS  SECTION  FIVE OR MORE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04072-01-3
              

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2023-A2454A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3414
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §36-c, amd §§131 & 131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7612, S6177
2021-2022: A2585, S317

2023-A2454A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.

2023-A2454A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2454--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HEVESI,  REYES, LAVINE, CRUZ, SIMON, HUNTER,
   EPSTEIN,   SEAWRIGHT,   FORREST,   PAULIN,    L. ROSENTHAL,    SLATER,
   DE LOS SANTOS  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Social Services  --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule
   3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to eliminating rent
   for  homeless  shelters;  and to repeal certain provisions of such law
   relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 36-c of the social services law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21.  A. ANY TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOUND TO BE COLLECT-
 ING INCOME, ROOM  AND  BOARD  OR  ANY  OTHER  TYPE  OF  CONTRIBUTION  IN
 VIOLATION  OF SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-A OF
 THIS TITLE, SHALL, AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE  HEARD  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT,  BE  REQUIRED  TO RETURN ANY FUNDS COLLECTED IN VIOLATION OF
 THIS SECTION TO SUCH RECIPIENT AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT
 TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 ADOPT  PROCEDURES  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
 ACT FOR ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH PROCEDURE
 SHALL INCLUDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL. ANY PROVIDER
 FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THIS SECTION AND WHO  IS  SUBSEQUENTLY  FOUND  TO
 HAVE  VIOLATED  THIS  SECTION  FIVE OR MORE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE
 INITIAL FINDING MAY BE DETERMINED, AT THE DISCRETION OF  THE  DEPARTMENT
 AND  TAKING  INTO  CONSIDERATION  THE GEOGRAPHIC AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR
 SERVICES, TO BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR A PERIOD NOT TO
 EXCEED FIVE YEARS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04072-03-4
              

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