Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 15, 2018 |
referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1174 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 19, 2018 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Jan 12, 2017 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S2189
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 36th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
2017-S2189 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2189 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2189 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to the performance of a study regarding homeless persons who are veterans in the state of New York PURPOSE : To address the alarming trend of homeless persons are veterans and parents. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section I amends section 353 of the executive law by adding new subdivision 6-a concerning the performance of a study conducted by the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs, the Office of Temporary and Disability Service, Department of Labor and the Office of Children and Family Services to determine the number of homeless persons in New York State who are veterans. Once the study is completed a written report will be delivered to the governor and the legislature. Section II sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S2189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2189 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, HAMILTON, LATIMER, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS, SANDERS, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the performance of a study regarding homeless persons who are veterans in the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new paragraph (q) to read as follows: (Q) TO CONDUCT A STUDY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS PERSONS IN NEW YORK STATE THAT ARE VETERANS. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) AN ANALYSIS OF VETERANS IN NEW YORK STATE WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS, OR HAVE BEEN HOMELESS WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER AS IT RELATES TO HOMELESSNESS OF VETERANS; (II) DATA ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN OF HOMELESS VETERANS, INCLUDING THE CURRENT PLACEMENT OF SUCH CHILDREN; AND (III) THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NEW YORK STATE VETERANS. THE TERM "CHIL- DREN OF HOMELESS VETERANS" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS UNMARRIED AND WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS, AND IS THE BIOLOGICAL OR LEGALLY ADOPTED CHILD OF A VETERAN. A WRITTEN REPORT OF SUCH STUDY SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE BY JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND SUCH INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE UPDATED EVERY TWO YEARS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND POSTED ON THE DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WEBSITE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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