Assembly Bill A3856

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to housing navigation services for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3856 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3196
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.44, amd §5.07, Ment Hyg L; amd §366, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10732
2019-2020: A2164, S4014
2021-2022: A3635, S4469

2023-A3856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a curriculum and task force to provide housing navigation services for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

2023-A3856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3856
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SANTABARBARA, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law and the social services law, in
   relation to housing navigation services for  those  with  intellectual
   and developmental disabilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 13.44 to read as follows:
 § 13.44 HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES.
   (A) THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES
 FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  A  DEVELOPMENTAL  OR  INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 1.03 OF THIS  CHAPTER.  HOUSING  NAVIGATION  SERVICES
 SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1)  COLLABORATING WITH INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED HOUS-
 ING ACTION PLAN, THAT AT A MINIMUM, SHALL ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN  FINDING
 APPROPRIATE HOUSING THAT MEETS THEIR SPECIFIC HOUSING GOALS;
   (2) SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS THAT APPLY FOR STATE AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAMS;
   (3)  COORDINATING  AND  ASSISTING HOUSING TRANSITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS,
 TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS; AND
   (4) COLLABORATING WITH INDIVIDUALS TO CRAFT A  HOUSING  SUSTAINABILITY
 PLAN  TO  ENSURE  THAT  SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN
 STABLE HOUSING, AND HAVE ACCESS TO AND ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE NECESSARY
 SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE THEIR HOUSING GOALS.
   (B) (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A HOUSING NAVIGA-
 TION CURRICULUM STATEWIDE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF  TRAINING  APPLICANTS  IN
 DELIVERING  HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF
 THIS SECTION.  IN  DEVELOPING  AND  IMPLEMENTING  SUCH  CURRICULUM,  THE
 COMMISSIONER MAY CONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED APPROPRI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04879-01-3
 A. 3856                             2
              

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