Bill Text: NY A11197 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a task force on affordable housing lotteries.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-14 - referred to housing [A11197 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A11197-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          11197
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      June 14, 2018
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        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Joyner) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
        AN ACT to create a task force to review the affordable housing lotteries
          within the state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. (a) There is hereby created within the division of housing
     2  and community renewal a  temporary  task  force  on  affordable  housing
     3  lotteries  which,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of this section, shall
     4  review the affordable housing lotteries within New York state and deter-
     5  mine the lotteries' effectiveness and recommend how the lotteries  could
     6  be improved.
     7    (b)  The task force shall utilize information collected from organiza-
     8  tions, programs and agencies both in New York city  and  throughout  the
     9  state to make its recommendations.
    10    (c)(i) The members of the task force shall include the commissioner of
    11  the division of housing and community renewal or his or her designee; at
    12  least  two  representatives  of tenants who have used affordable housing
    13  lotteries within New York  state;  at  least  two  representatives  from
    14  affordable  housing lotteries within New York state; at least one expert
    15  on affordable housing  lotteries;  and  any  other  relevant  agency  or
    16  participant that is deemed appropriate. The commissioner of the division
    17  of  housing and community renewal or his or her designee shall be desig-
    18  nated as the chairperson of such task force and  shall  select  a  vice-
    19  chairperson and a secretary.
    20    (ii)  The  members of the task force shall receive no compensation for
    21  their services but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and  neces-
    22  sarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
    23    (d)  No  later than one year after the effective date of this section,
    24  the task force shall provide a report to the temporary president of  the
    25  senate,  the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
    26  the minority leader of the assembly, the chair of  the  senate  housing,
    27  construction  and  community  development committee and the chair of the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  assembly housing committee. Such report shall include, but not be limit-
     2  ed to, the effectiveness of affordable housing lotteries within New York
     3  state, how the lotteries can be improved, and  recommendations  for  any
     4  other program or policy initiative the task force deems appropriate. The
     5  report shall be posted on the websites of the appropriate agencies.
     6    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided however that
     7  this act shall expire and be deemed repealed 2 years after such date.