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Assembly Bill A5570

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a demonstration program for the selection of public housing tenants by a board of tenants

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2009-A5570 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12-A §§310 - 317, amd §159, Pub Hous L

2009-A5570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a demonstration program for the selection of public housing tenants by a board of tenants; 2-6 public housing authorities shall participate; tenant board members shall be given technical assistance and instruction in anti-discrimination laws relating to the selection of tenants.

2009-A5570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5570

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. V. LOPEZ, DIAZ, TOWNS, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, DESTITO, PHEFFER, P. RIVERA -- read once  and
  referred to the Committee on Housing

AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law, in relation to providing for a
  demonstration program for the selection of public housing tenants by a
  board of tenants

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

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new article
12-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE XII-A
            PUBLIC HOUSING TENANT BOARD DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
SECTION 310. SHORT TITLE.
        311. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        312. DEFINITIONS.
        313. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN
               PROGRAM.
        314. APPLICATIONS AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
        315. TENANT SELECTION STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH ANTIDISCRIM-
               INATION LAWS.
        316. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.
        317. REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TENANT BOARD MEMBERS.
  S 310. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
THE "PUBLIC HOUSING TENANT BOARD DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM".
  S  311.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS.  IT  IS HEREBY DECLARED AND FOUND THAT
AMONG THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING TENANTS LIVING IN MANY  NEW  YORK  STATE
PUBLIC  HOUSING PROJECTS IS THE PRESENCE OF CRIME AND THE LACK OF TENANT
INPUT INTO THE COMPOSITION OF THEIR  HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT;  THAT  PUBLIC
HOUSING  TENANTS  HAVE THE DESIRE AND ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE
IN THE TENANT SELECTION PROCESS; THAT TENANT MANAGEMENT  PROGRAMS  WHICH
HAVE  BEEN  INITIATED  IN OTHER STATES INDICATE THAT SUCH TENANT PARTIC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08841-01-9
              

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