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A04258 Summary:

A04258 Actions:

A04258 Committee Votes:

Committee:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES   Chair:Jaffee      
DATE:03/05/2019AYE/NAY:15/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Jaffee
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Arroyo
Aye
Friend
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Miller
Aye
Davila
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Barnwell
Aye
Wright
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Frontus
Aye
Burke
Absent
Cruz
Aye
Raynor
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:03/12/2019AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Ra
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Excused

A04258 Floor Votes:

A04258 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4258
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 1, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Children and Families
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to providing rent
          subsidies to individuals living with roommates
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision 5 of section 409-a of the
     2  social services law, as amended by chapter 339 of the laws of  1993,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (c)  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this section, where a
     5  social services official determines that a lack of adequate  housing  is
     6  the  primary factor preventing the discharge of a child or children from
     7  foster care including, but not limited to, children  with  the  goal  of
     8  discharge  to  independent living, preventive services shall include, in
     9  addition to any other payments  or  benefits  received  by  the  family,
    10  special  cash  grants  in  the  form  of  rent subsidies, including rent
    11  arrears, or any other assistance, sufficient to obtain adequate housing.
    12  Such rent subsidies or assistance shall not  exceed  the  sum  of  three
    13  hundred  dollars  per  month, shall not be provided for a period of more
    14  than three years, and shall be considered a special grant.   Nothing  in
    15  this  paragraph  shall  be construed to limit the ability of those using
    16  such rent subsidy to live with roommates. The provisions of  this  para-
    17  graph  shall  not  be  construed  to  limit such official's authority to
    18  provide other preventive services.
    19    § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 409-a of the  social  services  law,  as
    20  added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
    21    7.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this section, if a social
    22  services official determines that a lack of adequate housing is a factor
    23  that may cause the entry of a child or children into foster care and the
    24  family has at least one service need other than lack of  adequate  hous-
    25  ing,  preventive services may include, in addition to any other payments
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01054-01-9
        A. 4258                             2
 
     1  or benefits received by the family, special cash grants in the  form  of
     2  rent  subsidies, including rent arrears, or any other assistance, suffi-
     3  cient to obtain adequate housing.  Such  rent  subsidies  or  assistance
     4  shall  not  exceed the sum of three hundred dollars per month, shall not
     5  be provided for a period of more than three years, and shall be  consid-
     6  ered  a special grant. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
     7  limit the ability of those using such rent subsidy to  live  with  room-
     8  mates.  The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to limit
     9  such official's authority to provide other preventive services.
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.