Senate Bill S7727

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting requirements regarding the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S7727 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8748
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, Pub Hous L (as proposed in S.1353-A & A.5428-A)

2021-S7727 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reporting requirements regarding the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing.

2021-S7727 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7727 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7727
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to the 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. Subdivision 5 of section 600 of the public housing law, as
 added by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public  housing  law
 relating  to  establishing  an  obligation to affirmatively further fair
 housing, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.1353-A and A.5428-A,
 is amended to read as follows:
   5. The commissioner shall:
   (A) on or before [October thirtieth] FEBRUARY FIRST  of  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO,  AND each FIFTH year THEREAFTER, 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]  TWENTY-ONE  days of public comment. The commissioner shall, on
 or before [December first] MARCH TENTH of each year THAT SUCH REPORT  IS
 DUE, submit the final version of said report to the governor, the speak-
 er  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; AND
   (B)  ON  OR  BEFORE  FEBRUARY  FIRST  OF  EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH YEAR
 FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE FULL REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  PREPARE  AN  INTERIM  REPORT  EXPLAINING  ANY
 PROGRESS OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED IN SUCH FULL
 REPORT  AND  DETAILING  ANY  NEW  SIGNIFICANT  INITIATIVES, POLICIES, OR
 PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN FURTHERANCE OF FAIR  HOUSING.  THE
 INTERIM  REPORT  SHALL  BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public housing law
 relating to establishing an obligation  to  affirmatively  further  fair
 housing, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.1353-A and A.5428-A,
 takes effect.

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