Assembly Bill A4693

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires data collection on homeless persons in homeless shelters

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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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2015-A4693 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §43-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2980
2011-2012: A3326
2013-2014: A2375

2015-A4693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires data collection on homeless persons served by a homeless project including reasons why such person becomes homeless and enters a homeless facility; requires annual report be made to governor and legislature.

2015-A4693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4693

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN,
  COOK, PERRY -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Social
  Services

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to data collection
  on certain homeless persons

  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
43-a to read as follows:
  S 43-A. DATA COLLECTION ON CERTAIN HOMELESS  PERSONS.  1.  A  HOMELESS
PERSON  WHO  IS  SERVED  BY  A  HOMELESS  PROJECT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE IDENTIFIED  BY  HIS  OR  HER  SOCIAL
SECURITY  NUMBER OR, IN THE CASE OF A HOMELESS STUDENT WHO DOES NOT HAVE
A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BY HIS OR HER STUDENT  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER.
SUCH  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE  SOLE PURPOSE OF
COLLECTING ANONYMOUS DATA, INCLUDING THE  REASONS  SUCH  PERSON  BECOMES
HOMELESS  AND  FIRST  ENTERS A HOMELESS FACILITY; THE VARIOUS FACILITIES
SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN DURING THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER PERIOD  OF  HOME-
LESSNESS; AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM ORIGINALLY BECOMING HOMELESS UNTIL
SECURING   PERMANENT  HOUSING,  AT  WHICH  TIME  SUCH  NUMBER  SHALL  BE
DESTROYED.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY  ASSIST-
ANCE  SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL REPORT  ANNUALLY
TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE DATA GATHERED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION AND ANY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DRAWN THEREFROM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the office of tempo-
rary  and  disability  assistance shall promulgate rules and regulations
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act prior to such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08589-01-5

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