NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A3146

Assembly Bill A3146

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to ensure that all recipients of public assistance reside in housing that is in compliance with the building codes

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2010	held for consideration in social services
Jan 06, 2010	referred to social services
Jun 01, 2009	print number 3146a
Jun 01, 2009	amend and recommit to social services
Jan 23, 2009	referred to social services

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2009-A3146 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Social Services
Laws Affected:: Amd §17, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A7060
2013-2014: A7444
2015-2016: A8673

2009-A3146 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of social services to ensure that all recipients of public assistance reside in housing that is in compliance with the building codes, ordinances and regulations of the municipality in which such housing accommodation is located.

2009-A3146 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3146

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
  office of temporary and  disability  assistance  to  ensure  that  all
  recipients  of public assistance reside in housing accommodations that
  are in compliance with all applicable building codes,  ordinances  and
  regulations of the municipality in which such housing accommodation is
  located

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions (g), (h) and (i) of section 17 of  the  social
services  law,  subdivision  (g)  as added by chapter 280 of the laws of
2002, subdivision (i) as amended by chapter 110 of  the  laws  of  1971,
subdivision  (h) as added and subdivision (i) as relettered by section 1
of part K3 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, are  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (g)  require  participation  of  all  employees  of a child protective
service in a training course which has been developed by the office  for
the  prevention  of  domestic violence in conjunction with the office of
children and family services whose purpose is to develop an  understand-
ing  of  the  dynamics  of domestic violence and its connection to child
abuse and neglect. Such course shall:
  (i) pay special attention to the need to screen for domestic violence;
  (ii) place emphasis on the psychological harm experienced by  children
whose  environment  is  impacted  by  familial  violence and accordingly
explore avenues to keep such children with the non-abusive parent rather
than placing them in foster care further traumatizing  both  the  victim
and the children;
  (iii)  provide  instruction  regarding the scope of legal remedies for
the abused parent;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03915-01-9

A. 3146                             2

  (iv) identify obstacles that prevent individuals  from  leaving  their
batterers  and  examine  safety  options  and services available for the
victim;
  (v)  provide  information  pertaining  to  the  unique barriers facing
certain immigrant women and the  options  available  under  the  federal
Violence Against Women Act;
  (vi)  analyze procedures available to sanction and educate the abusing
partner; and
  (vii) emphasize the need for the system to hold  the  abusing  partner
responsible by appropriate referrals to law enforcement[.];
  (h)  make  available  on its website all award allocations for request
for proposals issued by the office of children and family services  upon
release  of  such awards. Such information shall also include all organ-
izations requesting funding and the amounts requested for  each  request
for  proposal.  The  office  of  children  and  family services may also
include any other information related to  each  program  that  it  deems
appropriate[.];
  (i)  ENSURE THAT ALL RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RESIDE IN HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  BUILDING
CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE HOUS-
ING ACCOMMODATION IS LOCATED AND UPON DISCOVERY THAT SUCH HOUSING ACCOM-
MODATION  IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF SUCH DISCOV-
ERY, CAUSE SUCH RECIPIENTS TO BE HOUSED IN EMERGENCY HOUSING UNTIL  SUCH
TIME  AS  THE  INITIAL  HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN WHICH SUCH RECIPIENT OR
RECIPIENTS RESIDED IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILD-
ING CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH  SUCH
HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  IS LOCATED OR UNTIL A SUITABLE PERMANENT HOUSING
ACCOMMODATION IS LOCATED, WHICHEVER OCCURS EARLIER; AND
  (J) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
imposed by law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

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2009-A3146A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Social Services
Laws Affected:: Amd §17, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A7060
2013-2014: A7444
2015-2016: A8673

2009-A3146A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A3146A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A3146A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3146--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Social  Services  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  requiring  the
  office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance  to ensure that all
  recipients of public assistance reside in housing accommodations  that
  are  in  compliance with all applicable building codes, ordinances and
  regulations of the municipality in which such housing accommodation is
  located

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions (g), (h) and (i) of section 17 of the social
services law, subdivision (g) as added by chapter 280  of  the  laws  of
2002,  subdivision  (i)  as  amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 1971,
subdivision (h) as added and subdivision (i) as relettered by section  1
of  part  K3  of  chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as
follows:
  (g) require participation of  all  employees  of  a  child  protective
service  in a training course which has been developed by the office for
the prevention of domestic violence in conjunction with  the  office  of
children  and family services whose purpose is to develop an understand-
ing of the dynamics of domestic violence and  its  connection  to  child
abuse and neglect. Such course shall:
  (i) pay special attention to the need to screen for domestic violence;
  (ii)  place emphasis on the psychological harm experienced by children
whose environment is  impacted  by  familial  violence  and  accordingly
explore avenues to keep such children with the non-abusive parent rather
than  placing  them  in foster care further traumatizing both the victim
and the children;
  (iii) provide instruction regarding the scope of  legal  remedies  for
the abused parent;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03915-03-9

A. 3146--A                          2

  (iv)  identify  obstacles  that prevent individuals from leaving their
batterers and examine safety options  and  services  available  for  the
victim;
  (v)  provide  information  pertaining  to  the  unique barriers facing
certain immigrant women and the  options  available  under  the  federal
Violence Against Women Act;
  (vi)  analyze procedures available to sanction and educate the abusing
partner; and
  (vii) emphasize the need for the system to hold  the  abusing  partner
responsible by appropriate referrals to law enforcement[.];
  (h)  make  available  on its website all award allocations for request
for proposals issued by the office of children and family services  upon
release  of  such awards. Such information shall also include all organ-
izations requesting funding and the amounts requested for  each  request
for  proposal.  The  office  of  children  and  family services may also
include any other information related to  each  program  that  it  deems
appropriate[.];
  (i)  ENSURE  THAT  ALL  RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LOCATED WITHIN
SUFFOLK COUNTY RESIDE IN HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE  IN  COMPLIANCE
WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  BUILDING CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  IS  LOCATED  AND  UPON
DISCOVERY  THAT  SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WITHIN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF SUCH DISCOVERY, CAUSE SUCH RECIPIENTS TO BE  HOUSED
IN  EMERGENCY  HOUSING  UNTIL  SUCH TIME AS THE INITIAL HOUSING ACCOMMO-
DATION IN WHICH SUCH RECIPIENT OR RECIPIENTS  RESIDED  IS  BROUGHT  INTO
COMPLIANCE  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  BUILDING  CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGU-
LATIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY  IN  WHICH  SUCH  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  IS
LOCATED  OR UNTIL A SUITABLE PERMANENT HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IS LOCATED,
WHICHEVER OCCURS EARLIER; AND
  (J) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
imposed by law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
before such effective date.

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