NY State Senate Bill S3767

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
Feb 06, 2018	advanced to third reading
Feb 05, 2018	2nd report cal.
Jan 30, 2018	1st report cal.353
Jan 03, 2018	referred to housing, construction and community development returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 14, 2017	referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 01, 2017	advanced to third reading
Feb 28, 2017	2nd report cal.
Feb 14, 2017	1st report cal.208
Jan 26, 2017	referred to housing, construction and community development

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S3767 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §402-b, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4558
2019-2020: S4068
2021-2022: S817
2023-2024: S2918

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city housing authority, in reviewing applicants, to grant homeless domestic violence victims the same preference as granted the homeless.

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S3767

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public housing law, in relation
to preferences and priorities for prospective public housing and
section 8 tenants in the city of New York

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Requires the New York City Housing Authority, in reviewing applicants,
to grant homeless domestic violence victims the same preference as
granted the homeless

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 402-b of
the public housing law to provide that residency in a city owned,
operated or contracted domestic violence shelter shall be treated the
same a residency in a city owned, operated or contracted homeless
shelter, for purposes of calculating an applicant's priority status
for public housing

 JUSTIFICATION :

The New York City Housing Authority currently has a significant
backlog of qualified applicants for its available units, meaning that
individuals and families often wait years to obtain public housing.

Adding to this delay is the fact that preference categories have been
created to move specific categories of applicants with particularly
pressing housing needs to the top of the list. NYCHA has recently
reinstated a top N-0 priority for applicants who have spent more than
a year in a New York City homeless shelter.  Domestic violence
survivors are allowed to count time spent in a city-owned domestic
violence shelter toward the one-year requirement, but not time spent
in shelters operated by outside non-profits.  Because the city-owned
domestic violence shelter has a six month maximum length of stay, a
resident or family would have to transfer to a city homeless shelter
for six months instead of a privately-operated domestic violence
shelter in order to qualify for N-0 status and maximize their chance
of obtaining public housing. No family should be forced to choose
between the security and vital services offered in a domestic violence
shelter and the chance to obtain permanent housing.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016 - This bill was S.4558/A. 7268 - Passed the Senate.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3767

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KLEIN, ALCANTARA, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
  Construction and Community Development

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to  preferences  and
  priorities for prospective public housing and section 8 tenants in the
  city of New York

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3  of  section  402-b  of  the
public  housing  law,  as  added  by  chapter  3 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  (e) All prospective public housing and  Section  8  tenants  shall  be
selected  from  a waiting list which shall be maintained by the New York
city housing authority in compliance with the federal public housing and
Section 8 laws and all applicable rules and regulations.  The  New  York
city  housing  authority  and each respective project owner shall screen
tenants and jointly have final approval over  tenant  selection  all  in
accordance with aforementioned laws, rules and regulations. All prospec-
tive  public housing tenants shall be taken from the waiting list in the
order in which they applied  for  the  size  appropriate  unit,  subject
however  to preferences and priorities provided for in [the public hous-
ing  law]  THIS  CHAPTER  and  all  applicable  rules  and  regulations;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT, ANY PRIORITY OR PREFERENCE OFFERED TO APPLICANTS
BASED  ON  THEIR RESIDENCE IN A CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR CONTRACTED HOME-
LESS SHELTER MUST ALSO BE OFFERED EQUITABLY  AND  EVENLY  TO  APPLICANTS
RESIDING IN A CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR CONTRACTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHEL-
TER OR IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08073-01-7

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Jan 30, 2018 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: Jan 30, 2018

Jun 14, 2017 - floor Vote

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Feb 14, 2017 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: Feb 14, 2017

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S3767 (ACTIVE) - Details

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jeffrey D. Klein

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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Jan 30, 2018 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: Jan 30, 2018

Jun 14, 2017 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2017

Feb 14, 2017 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee Vote: Feb 14, 2017

Co-Sponsors

Marisol Alcantara

Tony Avella

Kevin S. Parker

Jose Peralta

Luis R. Sepúlveda

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Details

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3767 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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