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Assembly Bill A4301

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system

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2021-A4301 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2109
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §20, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8252, S8222
2023-2024: A564, S472
2025-2026: S891

2021-A4301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system through which state agencies, local governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems, school districts, and emergency service providers, and other relevant persons are able to share and access information related to individuals who experience chronic homelessness in order to connect or refer such individuals to services including affordable housing opportunities.

2021-A4301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4301
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  directing  the
   department  of social services to establish a centralized homelessness
   crisis response data system

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. (A) THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  CENTRALIZED  HOMELESSNESS
 CRISIS  RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERN-
 MENTAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES,  COURT  SYSTEMS,
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  AND  EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELEVANT
 PERSONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, ARE ABLE TO SHARE  AND  ACCESS
 INFORMATION  RELATED  TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
 IN ORDER TO CONNECT OR REFER  SUCH  INDIVIDUALS  TO  SERVICES  INCLUDING
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
   (B)  IN  DEVELOPING SUCH CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS CRISIS RESPONSE DATA
 SYSTEM THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (I) CONSULT WITH THE ENTITIES  DESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  TO  DETERMINE  THE  CHALLENGES  FACED  BY  SUCH ENTITIES IN
 ADDRESSING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND HOW BEST TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE  TO
 THOSE CHALLENGES; AND
   (II)  ENTER INTO DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY FOR THE EXCHANGE
 OF INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
 THROUGH THE CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS CRISIS RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM.
   (C) THE CENTRALIZED HOMELESSNESS CRISIS RESPONSE  DATA  SYSTEM  ESTAB-
 LISHED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL:
   (I)  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY A DATA SHARING AGREEMENT, COLLECT DATA
 FROM OTHER HOMELESS CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEMS MAINTAINED  OR  OPERATED  BY
 OTHER STATE ENTITIES; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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