Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 10, 2016 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A10654
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HEVESI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2015-A10654 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §131-bb, amd §153, Soc Serv L
2015-A10654 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10654 I N A S S E M B L Y June 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hevesi) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to a shelter allow- ance supplement program to prevent eviction of families with children 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 131-bb to read as follows: S 131-BB. FAMILY EVICTION PREVENTION SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM. 1. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION IS AUTHOR- IZED TO OPERATE A SHELTER ALLOWANCE SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM TO PREVENT EVICTION OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 2. SUCH PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE A SHELTER ALLOWANCE SUPPLE- MENT EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE APPLICABLE MAXIMUM SHELTER ALLOWANCE PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING LOCATED IN SUCH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT AND THE RENT WHICH IS PERMITTED TO BE CHARGED IN SUCH CITY FOR THE UNIT SIZE AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM UNDER SECTION EIGHT OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT. 3. SUCH SHELTER ALLOWANCE SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO A HOUSEHOLD WITH AT LEAST ONE MINOR CHILD THAT RESIDES IN SUCH CITY, IS ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY ASSISTANCE OR SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE, SATISFIES SUCH OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN SUCH CITY, AND THAT FURTHER: (A) MAY LOSE OR HAS RECENTLY LOST HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO A PENDING OR RECENT EVICTION; (B) HAS RENT ARREARS; OR (C) INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WHO IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE SIX-A OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-B OF THIS CHAPTER. 4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE SUCH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO OPERATE OR MAINTAIN ANY SHELTER ALLOWANCE SUPPLE- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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