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Jan 25, 2021 | reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to social services |
senate Bill S843
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 22nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S843 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1847
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §131-u, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018: A9672
2019-2020: S5471, A2381
S843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S843 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will provide temporary housing assistance to a single individ- ual who meets the residential program providers' eligibility require- ments for victims of domestic violence as defined in section four hundred fifty nine-a of the social services law, while allowing the program provider to be reimbursed by New York State for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy in order to address the systemwide lack of shelter for single adults. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
S843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 843 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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. LBD01466-01-1
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