| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2020 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S7737
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
Actions
2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6549
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §532-e, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S116, A3517
2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7737
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the office
of children and family services to maintain a database of available beds
for runaway and/or homeless youth
PURPOSE:
This bill requires the office of children and family services to main-
tain a database of available beds for runaway and/or homeless youth.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Subdivision 8 of section 532-e of the executive law,
as amended by chapter 361 of the laws of 2019.
Section two sets forth the effective date.
2019-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7737
I N S E N A T E
February 12, 2020
___________
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the office
of children and family services to maintain a database of available
beds for runaway and/or homeless youth
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 532-e of the executive law is
renumbered subdivision 9.
§ 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 7 of section 532-e of the executive
law, as added by chapter 361 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new
subdivision 8 is added to read as follows:
(e) how to address the families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-
gender youth; [and]
8. WORK WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO GATHER INFORMATION TO CREATE AND
MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF AVAILABLE BEDS AT RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR RUNAWAY AND/OR HOMELESS YOUTH ON THE
OFFICE'S WEBSITE AND ON A COMPANION PHONE APPLICATION. SUCH DATABASE
SHALL BE UPDATED IN REAL TIME AND SHALL PROVIDE AND BE SEARCHABLE BY THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
(A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FACILITY;
(B) THE NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE AT THE FACILITY;
(C) THE AGE RANGE ALLOWABLE FOR THE AVAILABLE BED;
(D) THE LENGTH OF TIME THE RUNAWAY AND/OR HOMELESS YOUTH MAY STAY AT
THE FACILITY; AND
(E) THE SERVICES OFFERED AT THE FACILITY; AND
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09709-03-0
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