NY State Senate Bill S1353

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 08, 2021	referred to housing delivered to assembly passed senate
Jan 25, 2021	advanced to third reading
Jan 20, 2021	2nd report cal.
Jan 19, 2021	1st report cal.112
Jan 11, 2021	referred to housing, construction and community development

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S1353 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5428
Law Section:: Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 14 §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8096

S1353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing by state departments, agencies or offices administering housing laws or housing programs and by any localities receiving state funds to administer programs and activities related to housing.

S1353 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1353

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing an
obligation to affirmatively further fair housing

 
PURPOSE:

To require all state agencies administering housing programs or enforc-
ing housing laws and all localities administering housing programs and
receiving funds from the state for such activities to affirmatively
further fair housing.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends to public housing law to create a state-level obli-
gation to affirmatively further fair housing.

Subsection 1 defines covered housing agency.

Subsection 2 creates an affirmative obligation to further fair housing
for all covered housing agencies.

Subsection 3 requires covered housing agencies take meaningful steps
that include but are not limited to: identifying and overcoming patterns
of segregation, eradicating racially or ethnically concentrated areas of
poverty, reducing disparities in access to opportunity, eliminating
disproportionate housing needs, providing the public with reasonable and
regular opportunities to comment, and encouraging and maintaining
compliance with New York's fair housing law.

Subsection 4 obligates the Commissioner and all covered housing agencies
to take no actions materially inconsistent with this obligation.

Subsection 5 requires the Commissioner annually report the significant
steps undertaken in furtherance of this obligation.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Housing discrimination has historically pervaded state agencies and
towns, cities, and villages across New York and across the country.
Communities are still reeling from the devastating effects of decades-
long discriminatory practices including redlining and disinvestment in
communities.

By creating an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing for all
state agencies and localities administering housing-related programs and
laws, we will ensure not only that New York will no longer participate
in harmful, discriminatory practices but that the state will actively
seek to create more diverse, inclusive communities. The state and local-
ities will work to overcome historic patterns of segregation, achieve
truly balanced and integrated living patterns, promote fair housing
choice, and foster neighborhoods that are free from discrimination.
Fair housing advances economic opportunity and helps close the wealth
gap that has disadvantaged communities of color for generations.
Homeownership is the biggest source of wealth-building, and a family's
neighborhood can determine access to jobs, schools, and a healthy envi-
ronment.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S8096A (Kavanagh) - HOUSING

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1353
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  BIAGGI, JACKSON, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, MAY,
   SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing an
   obligation to affirmatively further fair housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new article
 14 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE XIV
             OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING
 SECTION 600. OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING.
   § 600. OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING. 1.   FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "COVERED HOUSING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN
 ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR OFFICE ADMINISTERING HOUSING AND  COMMU-
 NITY  DEVELOPMENT  LAWS  OR  HOUSING  AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL,
 THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE NEW YORK STATE  HOUS-
 ING  FINANCE  AGENCY,  THE  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING CORPORATION, THE HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION, THE MUNICIPAL BOND BANK AGENCY, THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY, ANY SUBSIDIARY  OF  THE  FOREGOING  AGENCIES,  ANY
 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY, AND ANY LOCALITIES RECEIVING FUNDS FROM ANY STATE
 DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY  OR  OFFICE  TO  ADMINISTER  PROGRAMS  OR ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL COVERED HOUSING AGENCIES SHALL  ADMINISTER
 ALL SUCH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVEL-
 OPMENT  IN  A  MANNER THAT AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERS FAIR HOUSING AND SHALL
 COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSE.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER AND ALL COVERED HOUSING AGENCIES SHALL TAKE  MEAN-
 INGFUL ACTIONS TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06432-01-1

 S. 1353                             2
 
   (A)  IDENTIFY  AND  OVERCOME  PATTERNS  OF RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND
 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION;
   (B) ERADICATE RACIALLY OR ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY;
   (C) REDUCE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY;
   (D) ELIMINATE DISPROPORTIONATE HOUSING NEEDS;
   (E) PROVIDE THE PUBLIC REASONABLE AND REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT
 ON  FAIR  HOUSING ISSUES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCE-
 MENT OF AFFIRMATIVE FAIR HOUSING POLICY; AND
   (F) ENCOURAGE AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  ALL COVERED HOUSING AGENCIES SHALL TAKE NO
 ACTION THAT IS MATERIALLY  INCONSISTENT  WITH  THE  OBLIGATION  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   5.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER THIRTIETH OF EACH YEAR
 PRODUCE A DRAFT REPORT THAT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.   THE
 REPORT  SHALL INCLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS
 UNDERTAKEN IN FURTHERANCE OF FAIR HOUSING AND  ANY  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR
 IMPROVING THE STATE OF FAIR HOUSING IN NEW YORK.  THE DRAFT REPORT SHALL
 BE  OPEN TO A MINIMUM OF THIRTY DAYS OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  FIRST  OF  EACH  YEAR,  SUBMIT  THE  FINAL
 VERSION OF SAID REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND
 THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT
 ALONG WITH THE FINAL REPORT,  ALL  COMMENTS  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Jan 19, 2021 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

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