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NY A01383
Bill
Status
1/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Lentol
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AI Summary
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Requires all new adult homeless shelters to limit capacity to 100 clients per facility, effective within 12 months of the law's enactment.
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Mandates geographic separation of shelters with a minimum three-mile radius distance between any two facilities.
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Existing shelters certified after the law's effective date have 12 months to reduce their client population to 100 and relocate if within three miles of another shelter.
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No adult shelter may operate beyond December 31, 2014, unless it meets these new capacity and distance requirements.
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Requires the Department of Family Assistance to submit a report to the legislature and governor by November 10, 2015, on how localities select homeless 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 a specified date.
Last Action
held for consideration in social services
5/17/2016