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Assembly Bill A1493

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires social services districts to establish a homeless housing task force for purposes of developing a ten year plan and guidelines

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2009-A1493 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2086
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-a, amd §50, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2971, A9457, S1063
2013-2014: A1982, S1635
2015-2016: A3534, S2619
2017-2018: A5314, S2347
2019-2020: A5714, S3255

2009-A1493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires social service districts to establish a homeless housing task force for purposes of developing a ten year plan and guidelines to address long-term and short-term housing.

2009-A1493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1493

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WRIGHT, JAFFEE, PEOPLES -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. GLICK, KOON, ROBINSON  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation by
  each social services district of a homeless housing task force

  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
50-a to read as follows:
  S 50-A. HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE. 1. EACH SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT
IN  THE  STATE  SHALL  CREATE A HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A
TEN-YEAR HOMELESS HOUSING PLAN ADDRESSING SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM HOUS-
ING FOR HOMELESS PERSONS. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE GUIDELINES  FOR  EMER-
GENCY  SHELTERS;  SHORT-TERM  HOUSING; TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENTS; SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS; LONG-TERM  HOUSING;  STANDARDS
FOR  HEALTH  AND SAFETY; AND PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING LOCATION OF FACILI-
TIES.
  2. MEMBERSHIP ON THE TASK FORCE SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
COUNTIES,  CITIES, TOWNS, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, CIVIL AND FAITH ORGANIZA-
TIONS,  SCHOOLS,  COMMUNITY  NETWORKS,  HUMAN  SERVICES  PROVIDERS,  LAW
ENFORCEMENT  PERSONNEL,  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  TREATMENT  PROVIDERS,  MENTAL
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS,  EMERGENCY  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS,  BUSINESSES,
AT-LARGE  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE COMMUNITY, AND A HOMELESS OR FORMERLY
HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.
  3. ANY PLAN AND GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY  A  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT
HOMELESS  HOUSING TASK FORCE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH REGULATIONS APPLI-
CABLE TO PROJECTS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  4. EACH DISTRICT HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE  SHALL  MAKE  RECOMMENDA-
TIONS BASED ON THE PLAN AND GUIDELINES REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
RECEIVED FROM ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SOURCE.

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

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