Bill Text: NY A02980 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to data collection on certain homeless persons

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to social services [A02980 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02980-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2980
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 22, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A. BRENNAN, COLTON, GREENE -- read once and referred to the  Committee
         on Social Services
       AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to data collection
         on certain homeless persons
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
    2  43-a to read as follows:
    3    S 43-A. DATA COLLECTION ON CERTAIN HOMELESS  PERSONS.  1.  A  HOMELESS
    4  PERSON  WHO  IS  SERVED  BY  A  HOMELESS  PROJECT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
    5  FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE IDENTIFIED  BY  HIS  OR  HER  SOCIAL
    6  SECURITY  NUMBER OR, IN THE CASE OF A HOMELESS STUDENT WHO DOES NOT HAVE
    7  A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BY HIS OR HER STUDENT  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER.
    8  SUCH  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE  SOLE PURPOSE OF
    9  COLLECTING ANONYMOUS DATA, INCLUDING THE  REASONS  SUCH  PERSON  BECOMES
   10  HOMELESS  AND  FIRST  ENTERS A HOMELESS FACILITY; THE VARIOUS FACILITIES
   11  SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN DURING THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER PERIOD  OF  HOME-
   12  LESSNESS; AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM ORIGINALLY BECOMING HOMELESS UNTIL
   13  SECURING   PERMANENT  HOUSING,  AT  WHICH  TIME  SUCH  NUMBER  SHALL  BE
   14  DESTROYED.
   15    2. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY  ASSIST-
   16  ANCE  SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
   17  PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL REPORT  ANNUALLY
   18  TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE DATA GATHERED PURSUANT
   19  TO THIS SECTION AND ANY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DRAWN THEREFROM.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   21  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the office of tempo-
   22  rary  and  disability  assistance shall promulgate rules and regulations
   23  necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act prior to such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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