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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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BILL NUMBER:S2788
Title of bill
An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to providing a unified funding point advantage for developers creating housing units that provide certain affordable housing
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill provides a unified funding score point advantage for developers creating housing units that provide affordable housing for municipal workers who currently reside in shelters or homeless persons programs.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the public housing law by adding a new section, 22-a, which provides a unified funding point advantage for certain developers.
Section 2 provides that effective immediately, the addition amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such dates.
Justification
Currently a substantial number of municipal workers with earnings from 30 to 50 percent of the New York City-Area Median Income (NYC-AMI) find themselves residing in shelters because of lack of affordable housing. Mostly female, they are engaged in a variety of low-wage jobs such as security guards, home health aides and office support staff members.
Rules of shelters are such that municipal workers are unable to undertake additional jobs because of curfew hours. Such restrictive curfew hours, on workers who serve the city, are especially pervasive given their duties and great impact on our cities. Municipal workers must juggle between the demands of two worlds; at work they are present with great deals of adult responsibility, while in the shelter they must obey pervasive rules such as these curfews hour.
Giving the difficulties that are present to escape homeless shelters, even for those with jobs, this bill would help provide municipal workers the opportunity to live in affordable and flexible housing environments, by granting developers who provide the affordable housing a unified point advantage.
Prior legislative history
2014: S.7512 - Referred to Housing, Construction and Community Development
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This shall take effect immediately.
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