Assembly Bill A838

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a task force on affordable housing lotteries

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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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2023-A838 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11197
2019-2020: A1847
2021-2022: A5660

2023-A838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a task force on affordable housing lotteries to review the affordable housing lotteries within New York state and determine the lotteries' effectiveness and recommend how the lotteries could be improved.

2023-A838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    838
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN ACT to create a task force to review the affordable housing lotteries
   within the state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) There is hereby created within the division of  housing
 and  community  renewal  a  temporary  task  force on affordable housing
 lotteries which, pursuant to  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall
 review the affordable housing lotteries within New York state and deter-
 mine  the lotteries' effectiveness and recommend how the lotteries could
 be improved.
   (b) The task force shall utilize information collected from  organiza-
 tions,  programs  and  agencies both in New York city and throughout the
 state to make its recommendations.
   (c)(i) The members of the task force shall include the commissioner of
 the division of housing and community renewal or his or her designee; at
 least two representatives of tenants who have  used  affordable  housing
 lotteries  within  New  York  state;  at  least two representatives from
 affordable housing lotteries within New York state; at least one  expert
 on  affordable  housing  lotteries;  and  any  other  relevant agency or
 participant that is deemed appropriate. The commissioner of the division
 of housing and community renewal or his or her designee shall be  desig-
 nated  as  the  chairperson  of such task force and shall select a vice-
 chairperson and a secretary.
   (ii) The members of the task force shall receive no  compensation  for
 their  services but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and neces-
 sarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
   (d) No later than one year after the effective date of  this  section,
 the  task force shall provide a report to the temporary president of the

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00716-01-3

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