S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3534 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, WRIGHT, JAFFEE, PEOPLES-STOKES, AUBRY, CRESPO, ROBERTS, COOK, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, ROBINSON, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation by each social services district of a homeless housing task force 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 50-a to read as follows: 3 S 50-A. HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE. 1. EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT 4 IN THE STATE SHALL CREATE A HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A 5 TEN-YEAR HOMELESS HOUSING PLAN ADDRESSING SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM HOUS- 6 ING FOR HOMELESS PERSONS. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE GUIDELINES FOR EMER- 7 GENCY SHELTERS; SHORT-TERM HOUSING; TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENTS; SUPPORTIVE 8 HOUSING FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS; LONG-TERM HOUSING; STANDARDS 9 FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY; AND PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING LOCATION OF FACILI- 10 TIES. 11 2. MEMBERSHIP ON THE TASK FORCE SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 12 COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, CIVIL AND FAITH ORGANIZA- 13 TIONS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY NETWORKS, HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS, LAW 14 ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROVIDERS, MENTAL 15 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, 16 AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND A HOMELESS OR FORMERLY 17 HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. 18 3. ANY PLAN AND GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT 19 HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH REGULATIONS APPLI- 20 CABLE TO PROJECTS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO TITLE ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. 21 4. EACH DISTRICT HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDA- 22 TIONS BASED ON THE PLAN AND GUIDELINES REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS 23 RECEIVED FROM ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SOURCE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06593-01-5 A. 3534 2 1 S 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 50 of the 2 social services law as amended by chapter 204 of the laws of 1998, are 3 amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows: 4 (c) a description of the manner in which coordination with other 5 federal, state, local and privately funded services will be achieved; 6 [and] 7 (d) a description of how the services will be designed to assist 8 households transition from a reliance on outside interventions and move 9 toward housing stability and economic self reliance[.]; AND 10 (E) A COPY OF THE TEN-YEAR PLAN AND GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY A SOCIAL 11 SERVICES DISTRICT HOMELESS TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 FIFTY-A OF THIS TITLE. 13 S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 14 it shall have become a law; provided however, that effective immediate- 15 ly, the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance is author- 16 ized and directed to add, amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation 17 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date.