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Assembly Bill A4643

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the placement of transitional housing facilities

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2009-A4643 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง53, Soc Serv L

2009-A4643 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the areas in which transitional housing units may be constructed; requires the approval of the governing board of the municipality where the transitional housing is to be constructed or operated under certain circumstances; defines transitional housing units as government subsidized housing accommodations occupied on a temporary basis by low income families awaiting permanent housing, including shelters and single room occupancy units.

2009-A4643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4643

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, LENTOL -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to transitional
  housing units

  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
53 to read as follows:
  S 53. PLACEMENT OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.  1. DEFINITIONS. (A) THE TERM
"TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS" SHALL MEAN GOVERNMENTALLY SUBSIDIZED  HOUS-
ING  ACCOMMODATIONS  TO  BE  OCCUPIED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS BY PERSONS OR
FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AWAITING PLACEMENT IN PERMANENT HOUSING.  TRANSI-
TIONAL  HOUSING  UNITS  SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO SHELTERS AND
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY  ACCOMMODATIONS  AND  MAY  INCLUDE  HOUSING  WHICH
PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
  (B)  THE  TERM  "DEFINED AREA" SHALL MEAN A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, WARD,
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. WHERE ONE OR  MORE
POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS ARE CONTAINED IN ANOTHER SUBDIVISION, THE SUBDI-
VISION WITH THE SMALLER POPULATION SHALL BE DEEMED THE DEFINED AREA.  IN
A  CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION, THE DEFINED AREA
SHALL MEAN A COMMUNITY BOARD DISTRICT.
  (C) THE TERM "GOVERNING BOARD" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED
IN SECTION TWO OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
  2. IF A DEFINED AREA CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TRANSITIONAL HOUS-
ING UNITS IN ANY ONE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR MORE THAN A TOTAL
OF THREE HUNDRED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS, NO ADDITIONAL  TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING UNITS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR TO OPERATE IN SAID
AREA  WITHOUT  THE  APPROVAL  OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE MUNICIPALITY
WHERE THE DEFINED AREA IS LOCATED.  IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF  OVER
ONE MILLION, APPROVAL MUST BE GRANTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05076-01-9

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