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- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
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Requires social services districts to establish a homeless housing task force for purposes of developing a ten year plan and guidelines
In Assembly Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Michele Titus
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BILL NUMBER:S1635
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation by each social services district of a homeless housing task force
Purpose
To create 10-year task forces in each local social services district to address long-term and short-term housing for homeless persons in their counties.
Summary of provisions
A new section (§50-a) is added to create homelessness task forces for the 58 local services districts (one for each county outside of New York City and one for New York City). The task force will consist of members of the community such as representatives of the counties, towns and communities, human services providers, emergency health care providers, a homeless or formerly homeless individual, etc. The task force may then offer recommendations or guidelines regarding the allocation of funds received from any public or private source.
Justification
The need to address homelessness in New York State has increased dramatically. These 10-year homeless housing task forces are needed in order to alleviate homelessness by addressing the long-term and short-term housing for homeless persons. After determining the cause of homelessness in each service district, the task force will be able to make suggestions and set guidelines to reduce or alleviate homelessness. Currently, the centralized decision making process of funding distribution and determining homelessness need assistance by a single commissioner is neither efficient or accurate. This law would give the power of fighting homelessness back in the counties and local communities who are best able to determine distribution of the needed funds to combat homelessness in their own counties.
Legislative history
2011-12: S1062/A.9457 - Referred to Social Services 2009-10: S.2162/A.1463 - Referred to Finance/Passed Assembly 2007-08: S.2852/A.8347 2006-07: S.6650
Fiscal implications
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
Effective date
Shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become law.
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