assembly Bill A5722

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to home stability support supplement programs

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Mar 23, 2023 referred to social services

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A5722 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S588
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-cc, amd §153, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8178, S9195
2019-2020: A1620, S2375
2021-2022: A2278, A6032, S856

A5722 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.

A5722 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5722
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DAVILA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRABE-
   NEC, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, TAGUE, WALSH
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  home  stability
   support programs

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 131-cc to read as follows:
   §  131-CC. HOME STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM.  1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  EACH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT  SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND
 FAMILIES TO PREVENT EVICTION AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (I) "HOMELESS" SHALL MEAN THE LACK OF A FIXED, REGULAR,  AND  ADEQUATE
 NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE;  HAVING  A  PRIMARY  NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE THAT IS A
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR
 SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A  CAR,  PARK,  ABAN-
 DONED  BUILDING,  BUS  OR  TRAIN STATION, AIRPORT OR CAMPGROUND OR OTHER
 PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION; LIVING IN A  SUPERVISED  PUBLICLY
 OR  PRIVATELY  OPERATED  SHELTER  DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY LIVING
 ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING HOTELS AND MOTELS PAID FOR BY FEDERAL, STATE  OR
 LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROGRAMS  FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR BY CHARITABLE
 ORGANIZATIONS, CONGREGATE SHELTERS, OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING); EXITING AN
 INSTITUTION WHERE THEY  RESIDED  AND  WILL  LACK  A  REGULAR  FIXED  AND
 ADEQUATE  NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE UPON RELEASE OR DISCHARGE; OR ARE AN UNAC-
 COMPANIED YOUTH AND HOMELESS FAMILY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH  DEFINED  AS
 HOMELESS UNDER EITHER THIS PARAGRAPH OR FEDERAL STATUTE WHO HAVE EXPERI-
 ENCED A LONG-TERM PERIOD WITHOUT LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN PERMANENT HOUS-
 ING;  HAVE  EXPERIENCED  PERSISTENT  INSTABILITY AS MEASURED BY FREQUENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01382-01-3