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NY A00334
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
- Prohibits new homeless housing construction from placing beds for homeless individuals within six feet of one another
- Requires individuals temporarily placed in hotels, motels, or apartments by local social services due to COVID-19 to not return to homeless housing until at least six feet of spacing between beds is ensured
- Defines "homeless housing" to include family shelters, adult shelters, domestic violence shelters, runaway and youth shelters, safe houses for refugees, and other supervised public or private shelters providing temporary living arrangements
- Defines "homeless person" as an undomiciled individual unable to secure permanent and stable housing without special assistance, as determined by the commissioner
- Effective date is ninety days after the bill becomes law
Legislative Description
Requires social distancing room configurations in new homeless housing constructions; provides 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
1/5/2022
Committee Referrals
Social Services1/6/2021
Full Bill Text
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