NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2535

Senate Bill S2535

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 12, 2018	print number 2535a
Feb 12, 2018	amend and recommit to cities
Jan 03, 2018	referred to cities
Jun 21, 2017	committed to rules
Jun 05, 2017	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2017	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2017	1st report cal.1246
Jan 13, 2017	referred to cities

Votes

- May 23, 2017 - Committee Vote
  S2535
  
  5
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: May 23, 2017
      
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      Avella
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
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Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2017-S2535 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6212
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §21-317, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5275, A6879
2019-2020: S7025, A4824
2021-2022: S2771, A8144
2023-2024: S1917, A3849

2017-S2535 - Summary

Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless; requires written notification sixty days before the department enters into a contractual arrangement with a transitional housing provider or otherwise finalizes its decision to use or expand a location as transitional housing.

2017-S2535 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2535

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify
the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing
for the homeless

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To ensure that community leaders and residents are aware of the
potential changes in their area as to allow for their input and
participation.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill requires the commissioner to provide written
notification to the community board, the offices of all elected
leaders who have jurisdiction over that area, and neighboring Tenant
Association presidents. It specifies that this written notification
should provide a set of details including but not limited to the
address of the potential project, a description of services that would
be provided, and an amount-estimate of persons from that borough that
would be housed under the proposed project.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

While understanding that there is a Homelessness crisis in our city
and state, we must ensure that residents and community leader have an
opportunity to be fully aware of a potential effort. Notifying these
parties in advance will give them an adequate amount of time to learn
of the initiative, understand any concerns and discuss the path
forward so that the community is fully apart of the process. The
current DHS proposal of a seven-day notification is insufficient for
creating an inclusive and collaborative process the community can
engage in.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016; S.5275 - Referred to Cities
2015:  S.5275 - 3rd Reading Calendar

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S2535 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2535
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  requiring  the Department of Homeless Services to notify
   the affected community board prior to  locating  transitional  housing
   for the homeless
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 21-317 to read as follows:
   §  21-317  COMMUNITY  NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 1. WHEN THE DEPARTMENT
 INTENDS TO USE A NEW LOCATION AS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR ELIGIBLE HOME-
 LESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, OR  EXPAND  AN  EXISTING  LOCATION  WHERE
 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS PROVIDED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFI-
 CATION  IN  WRITING TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD FOR THE COMMUNITY DISTRICT IN
 WHICH THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WILL BE LOCATED.  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  BE
 PROVIDED  AT  LEAST  SIXTY  DAYS  BEFORE  THE  DEPARTMENT  ENTERS INTO A
 CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROVIDER  OR  OTHER-
 WISE  FINALIZES ITS DECISION TO USE OR EXPAND A LOCATION AS TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING.
   2. THE NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE  THE  ADDRESS  OF  THE  TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE HOUSED, THE NAME OF THE PERSON
 OR  ENTITY OPERATING THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE NAME OF ANY ORGANIZA-
 TION, WHETHER FOR-PROFIT  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT,  THAT  WILL  BE  PROVIDING
 SERVICES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE TYPE OF TRAN-
 SITIONAL  HOUSING,  A DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED,
 THE RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING SUCH LOCATION, AND  AN  APPROXIMATE  SCHEDULE
 FOR WHEN SUCH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WILL BE USED OR EXPANDED.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY OPER-
 ATED OR CONTRACTED FOR, BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT, REGARDLESS OF
 ITS SIZE AND CAPACITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05998-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6212
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §21-317, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5275, A6879
2019-2020: S7025, A4824
2021-2022: S2771, A8144
2023-2024: S1917, A3849

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2535A

SPONSOR: GOLDEN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to requiring the Department of Homeless Services
to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional
housing for the homeless

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To ensure that community leaders and residents are aware of the poten-
tial changes in their area as to allow for their input and partic-
ipation.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill requires the commissioner to provide written
notification to the community board, the offices of all elected leaders
who have jurisdiction over that area, and neighboring Tenant Association
presidents. It specifies that this written notification should provide a
set of details including but not limited to the address of the potential

project, a description of services that would be provided, and an
amount-estimate of persons from that borough that would be housed under
the proposed project.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect imme-
diately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While understanding that there is a Homelessness crisis in our city and
state, we must ensure that residents and community leader have an oppor-
tunity to be fully aware of a potential effort. Notifying these parties
in advance will give them an adequate amount of time to learn of the
initiative, understand any concerns and discuss the path forward so that
the community is fully apart of the process. The current DHS proposal of
a seven-day notification is insufficient for creating an inclusive and
collaborative process the community can engage in.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017: S.2535 - Committed to Rules
2016: S.5275 - Referred to Cities
2015: S.5275 - 3rd Reading Calendar

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2535--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GOLDEN, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring the Department of Homeless  Services  to  notify
   the  affected  community  board prior to locating transitional housing
   for the homeless
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 21-321 to read as follows:
   § 21-321 COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 1.  WHEN  THE  DEPARTMENT
 INTENDS TO USE A NEW LOCATION AS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR ELIGIBLE HOME-
 LESS  FAMILIES  AND  INDIVIDUALS,  OR  EXPAND AN EXISTING LOCATION WHERE
 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS PROVIDED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFI-
 CATION IN WRITING TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD FOR THE COMMUNITY  DISTRICT  IN
 WHICH  THE  TRANSITIONAL  HOUSING  WILL BE LOCATED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AT LEAST  SIXTY  DAYS  BEFORE  THE  DEPARTMENT  ENTERS  INTO  A
 CONTRACTUAL  ARRANGEMENT  WITH A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROVIDER OR OTHER-
 WISE FINALIZES ITS DECISION TO USE OR EXPAND A LOCATION AS  TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING.
   2.  THE  NOTIFICATION  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE ADDRESS OF THE TRANSITIONAL
 HOUSING, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE HOUSED, THE NAME OF THE PERSON
 OR ENTITY OPERATING THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE NAME OF ANY  ORGANIZA-
 TION,  WHETHER  FOR-PROFIT  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT,  THAT  WILL BE PROVIDING
 SERVICES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE TYPE OF TRAN-
 SITIONAL HOUSING, A DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES THAT WILL  BE  PROVIDED,
 THE  RATIONALE  FOR  CHOOSING SUCH LOCATION, AND AN APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE
 FOR WHEN SUCH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WILL BE USED OR EXPANDED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD05998-02-8

 S. 2535--A                          2
 
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY OPER-
 ATED OR CONTRACTED FOR, BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT, REGARDLESS OF
 ITS SIZE AND CAPACITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Sponsored By

Martin J. Golden

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

2017-S2535 - Details

2017-S2535 - Summary

2017-S2535 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2535 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2535A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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