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Senate Bill S973
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2011-S973 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §459-b, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S5043
2011-S973 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S973 REVISED 01/10/2011 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to residential services for victims of domestic violence PURPOSE: This bill would extend the maximum amount of days victims of domestic violence may stay in residential programs from 135 days to 180 days, ensuring additional time for them to secure permanent housing. DESCRIPTION: This bill would amend the Social Services Law by amending section 459-b adding an additional clause stating that rules and regulations regarding length of stay in residence programs for victims of domestic violence, enforced by the Office of Children and Family Services, should not be any time less than 180 days. STATEMENT IN SUPPORT: New York State is the only-state in the nation that provides welfare based shelter programs, and to qualify, one must receive public assistance. It has been shown that victims of domestic violence have the highest rate of leaving public assistance than any other group, and that these victims typically use public assistance as a means to secure permanent housing away from their abuser - which can take as
2011-S973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 973 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HASSELL-THOMPSON, ADAMS, DIAZ, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to residential services for victims of domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 459-b of the social services law, as added by chap- ter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: S 459-b. Residential services for victims of domestic violence. In accordance with section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter and the regulations of the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, a social services district shall offer and provide necessary and avail- able emergency shelter and services FOR UP TO NINETY DAYS at a residen- tial program for victims of domestic violence to a victim of domestic violence who was residing in the social services district at the time of the alleged domestic violence whether or not such victim is eligible for public assistance; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH LAW, RULES AND REGU- LATIONS SHALL PERMIT UP TO TWO EXTENSIONS OF UP TO FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF NECESSARY AND AVAILABLE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SERVICES AT A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IF NEITHER THE RESIDENT, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT NOR THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS ABLE TO SECURE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING, AS DEFINED BY REGULATION, FOR THE RESIDENT AND SUCH HOUSING IS NECESSARY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately the commissioner of the office of children and family services is authorized and directed to promulgate such rules and regulations as he or she deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before its effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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