NY S00953 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Pending: Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Authorizes the New York City Housing Authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such developments and requires the institution of language assistance programs at public housing developments at which more than ten percent of the residents do not speak English.

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Title

Authorizes the New York City Housing Authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such developments and requires the institution of language assistance programs at public housing developments at which more than ten percent of the residents do not speak English.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-06SenateREFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2015-01-07SenateREFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Same As/Similar To

A05604 (Same As) 2016-01-06 - referred to housing

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