S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8106
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 30, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to a notice requirement prior to the establishment of perma-
nent homeless shelters
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 21-312 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
F. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTERS. 1. NOT LESS THAN
THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF
CONTRACT SERVICES RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT HOMELESS
SHELTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE, IN NOT LESS THAN TWO FORMS OF
COMMUNICATION, NOTICE OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PERMANENT HOMELESS
SHELTER, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SERVICES OPERATOR OF SUCH PERMANENT HOME-
LESS SHELTER, THE ADDRESS OF SUCH PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER, THE
EXPECTED CENSUS OF SUCH PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER AND THE EXPECTED
CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER, TO THE FOLLOWING
OFFICIALS:
(I) THE COMMUNITY BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE PROPOSED PERMA-
NENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(II) THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE
PROPOSED PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(III) THE MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
WHICH THE PROPOSED PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED;
(V) THE MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING
THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPOSED PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS TO BE
LOCATED; AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(VI) THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE PROPOSED PERMA-
NENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS TO BE LOCATED.
2. THE DEPARTMENT, NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF
ANY NEW PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER, SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE ADDRESS,
PROPOSED CENSUS AND PROPOSED CERTIFIED CAPACITY OF SUCH PERMANENT HOME-
LESS SHELTER TO THE PRECINCT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH SUCH
PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER IS LOCATED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.