Assembly Bill A2381

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy

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  • 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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2019-A2381 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5471
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-u, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9672
2021-2022: A1847, S843
2023-2024: A2583, S15

2019-A2381 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy.

2019-A2381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2381
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by 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 authorizing
   certain shelters to be reimbursed for housing a single individual in a
   room intended for double occupancy

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  131-u  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY
 RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAM  FOR  VICTIMS  OF  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER, WHICH PROVIDES TEMPO-
 RARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS SUCH  PROGRAM'S
 NECESSARY  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY PAYMENT
 DIFFERENTIAL FOR HOUSING A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL  IN  A  ROOM  INTENDED  FOR
 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01076-01-9



              

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