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NY A10659
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
- Prohibits construction of new homeless housing with single rooms where beds are placed within six feet of one another, effective 90 days after enactment
- Requires homeless housing facilities that temporarily housed individuals in hotels, motels, or apartments during COVID-19 to maintain at least six feet of spacing between beds before individuals can return
- Applies to all types of homeless housing including family shelters, adult shelters, domestic violence shelters, runaway and homeless youth shelters, and safe houses for refugees
- Defines "homeless person" as an undomiciled individual unable to secure permanent and stable housing without special assistance, as determined by the commissioner
Legislative Description
Requires social distancing room configurations in new homeless housing constructions; any individual placed in a hotel, motel or apartment by local social services in response to COVID-19 shall not be permitted to return until such housing has ensured appropriate distancing between beds of at least six-feet.
Last Action
referred to social services
6/17/2020
Committee Referrals
Social Services6/17/2020
Full Bill Text
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