Requires kitchen facilities in locations that temporarily house homeless individuals or accepts government subsidies to house such individuals outside of the city of New York.

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S2126-2013 Actions

• Feb 28, 2013: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 11, 2013: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

S2126-2013 Meetings

Social Services: Feb 28, 2013

S2126-2013 Votes

S2126-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2126

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the provision
of kitchen facilities in
certain locations that temporarily house homeless individuals or accept
certain government subsidies
outside of the city of New York

PURPOSE: Requires kitchen facilities in locations
that temporarily
house homeless individuals or accept government subsidies to house
such individuals outside of the City of New York.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 20 of the social
services law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 9 providing for the Office of
Temporary and disability Assistance promulgation and implementation
of rules and regulations that shall be necessary to require kitchen
facilities in locations that temporarily house homeless individuals
or accept government subsidies to house such individuals, located
outside of the City of New York,

JUSTIFICATION:
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
administers an array of programs to address homelessness in New York
State. However, there may be instances where homeless individuals
must be placed in a temporary shelter until a more permanent place
can be found. Many temporary facilities like hotels or motels may not
be equipped with on-site kitchen facilities, so they are unable to
provide dining services. Accordingly, many individuals are forced to
fend for themselves which could potentially result in malnutrition
and hunger.

The legislation is necessary to address this problem by requiring the
Office of Temporary and disability Assistance to promulgate rules and
regulations pertaining to mandatory kitchen facilities located in
facilities that temporarily house homeless individuals or accept
government subsidies to house such individuals outside the City of
New York.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12: A.1804/S.1938
2009-10: A.9887/S.6812
2005-06: A.1101/S.585
2003-04: A.3276/S.1534
2002: A.10949/S.7610

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

S2126-2013 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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      S. 2126                                                  A. 2292

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                              January 11, 2013
                                 ___________

  IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
    ed,  and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to the Committee on Social
    Services

  IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
    to the Committee on Social Services

  AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
    provision of kitchen facilities in certain locations that  temporarily
    house  homeless  individuals  or  accept  certain government subsidies
    outside of the city of New York

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding
  a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:

    9. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL, WITHIN ONE
  HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  PROMUL-
  GATE  AND IMPLEMENT ANY AND ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS AS SHALL BE NECES-
  SARY TO REQUIRE KITCHEN FACILITIES IN LOCATIONS THAT  TEMPORARILY  HOUSE
  HOMELESS  INDIVIDUALS OR ACCEPT GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO HOUSE SUCH INDI-
  VIDUALS, LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON
  PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01689-01-3