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NY A03490
Bill
Status
1/28/2013
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Lentol
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AI Summary
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Requires all adult homeless shelters certified to provide temporary residential services to limit capacity to 100 clients per facility, effective within 12 months of the bill's enactment
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Mandates that shelter facilities be located no closer than a three-mile radius from any other shelter facility
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Requires shelters certified after the bill's effective date to phase down their client numbers to 100 and relocate if they are within three miles of another facility within 12 months of receiving an operating certificate
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Prohibits certification of any shelter for adults to operate beyond December 31, 2014, unless it complies with the capacity and distance requirements
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Requires the Department of Family Assistance to report to the legislature and governor by November 10, 2013, on how localities select shelter locations and recommendations for implementation
Legislative Description
Requires homeless shelters housing adults to restrict the number of clients housed to 100 and to be located no nearer than a three mile radius from another such facility; phases in requirements over one year; requires report by the department of family assistance regarding implementation of such standards; shelters must meet the requirements of these provisions by December 31, 2014.
Last Action
held for consideration in social services
5/28/2014