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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Jan 08, 2020 referred to ways and means
May 30, 2019 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 22, 2019 referred to social services

A2381 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5471
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

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.

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