Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 03, 2022 | print number 8552b |
Aug 03, 2022 | amend and recommit to social services |
May 31, 2022 | print number 8552a |
May 31, 2022 | amend (t) and recommit to social services |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to social services |
Dec 13, 2021 | referred to social services |
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Co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
Zohran Mamdani
Aileen Gunther
Judy Griffin
A8552 - Details
A8552 - Summary
Provides "WiFi service" internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; provides that one hundred percent of the cost for the expense incurred for local social services districts to provide such internet access shall be reimbursed by the state; relates to the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
A8552 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8552 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, HEVESI, MAMDANI, GUNTHER, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing inter- net access to all individuals residing in temporary housing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision (m) to read as follows: (M) REQUIRE THAT EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING IN SUCH DISTRICT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TEMPORARY HOUSING SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A FAMILY SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER, OR A SAFE HOUSE FOR REFUGEES. EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT THEIR PLAN TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI- SION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. SHELTERS SHALL IMPLEMENT AND COMPLY WITH SUCH PLANS WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF SUCH APPROVAL. § 2. Section 153 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 13. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE COST FOR THE EXPENSE INCURRED FOR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION (M) OF SECTION SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE. § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01779-05-1
Co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
Zohran Mamdani
Aileen Gunther
Judy Griffin
A8552A - Details
A8552A - Summary
Provides "WiFi service" internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; provides that one hundred percent of the cost for the expense incurred for local social services districts to provide such internet access shall be reimbursed by the state; relates to the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
A8552A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8552--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, HEVESI, MAMDANI, GUNTHER, GRIFFIN, GONZA- LEZ-ROJAS, THIELE, SIMON, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing inter- net access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; and to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the ConnectAll digital equity grant program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (k) of section 17 of the social services law, as relettered by chapter 424 of the laws of 2017, is relettered subdivi- sion (l) and new subdivision (k) is added to read as follows: (K) REQUIRE THAT ALL TEMPORARY HOUSING FACILITIES SHALL PROVIDE UNIN- TERRUPTED ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE AND WIFI SERVICE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN SUCH TEMPORARY HOUSING. THE WIFI SERVICE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT ALL PRIVATE AND COMMON AREAS ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS. SUCH WIFI SERVICE MUST BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PERSONAL DEVICES OF THE RESIDENTS. THE WIFI SERVICE SIGNAL STRENGTH SHALL BE CONSISTENT AND SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SIMULTANEOUS USE BY ALL RESIDENTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HIGH-SPEED BROAD- BAND INTERNET SERVICE" MEANS INTERNET SERVICE WITH DOWNLOAD SPEEDS OF AT LEAST ONE GIGABIT PER SECOND AND UPLOAD SPEEDS OF ONE GIGABIT PER SECOND, OR IF SUCH SPEEDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THE MAXIMUM DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEEDS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WITHIN THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, UNLESS A PLAN WITH LOWER SPEEDS IS DEEMED SUFFICIENT AND APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF BROADBAND ACCESS OF THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND THE TERM "WIFI SERVICE" MEANS ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET THROUGH WIRELESS ROUTER WHICH CONNECTS TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01779-10-2
Co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
Zohran Mamdani
Aileen Gunther
Judy Griffin
A8552B (ACTIVE) - Details
A8552B (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides "WiFi service" internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; provides that one hundred percent of the cost for the expense incurred for local social services districts to provide such internet access shall be reimbursed by the state; relates to the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
A8552B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8552--B 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, HEVESI, MAMDANI, GUNTHER, GRIFFIN, GONZA- LEZ-ROJAS, THIELE, SIMON, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing inter- net access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; and to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the ConnectAll digital equity grant program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (k) of section 17 of the social services law, as relettered by chapter 424 of the laws of 2017, is relettered subdivi- sion (l) and a new subdivision (k) is added to read as follows: (K) REQUIRE THAT ALL TEMPORARY HOUSING FACILITIES SHALL PROVIDE UNIN- TERRUPTED ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE AND WIFI SERVICE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN SUCH TEMPORARY HOUSING. THE WIFI SERVICE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT ALL PRIVATE AND COMMON AREAS ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS. SUCH WIFI SERVICE MUST BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PERSONAL DEVICES OF THE RESIDENTS. THE WIFI SERVICE SIGNAL STRENGTH SHALL BE CONSISTENT AND SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SIMULTANEOUS USE BY ALL RESIDENTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HIGH-SPEED BROAD- BAND INTERNET SERVICE" MEANS INTERNET SERVICE WITH DOWNLOAD SPEEDS OF AT LEAST ONE GIGABIT PER SECOND AND UPLOAD SPEEDS OF AT LEAST ONE GIGABIT PER SECOND, OR IF SUCH SPEEDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THE MAXIMUM DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEEDS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WITHIN THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, UNLESS A PLAN WITH LOWER SPEEDS IS DEEMED SUFFICIENT AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01779-13-2