What's happening
This bill establishes a moratorium on new state facility site selections in New York City until a review of facility oversaturation is completed.
Why it matters
Temporarily halts the opening or selection of new state-run group homes and residential facilities in NYC. until a detailed review is completed, potentially slowing the expansion of state-supported housing or services in affected neighborhoods.
Requires an official assessment of “oversaturation” of state facilities. specifically looking at clusters within a half-mile radius and setting a suggested cap of 50 residential beds per area, which may address concerns about local concentration of such facilities.
Mandates the governor to develop a plan to correct facility oversaturation. , which could influence where future group homes and social service facilities are located, possibly redistributing the burden more evenly across the city.
Broadens the scope of what is considered when evaluating oversaturation. , including not just bed counts but also traffic, number of people served, and environmental/community impact—potentially leading to more comprehensive and community-sensitive siting decisions in the future.
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Pause New State Facility Sites
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4808
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, PERRY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT establishing a moratorium on the site selection of state facilities in cities of one million or more
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a city with a population of one million or more, no new site selection or the opening of state facilities shall be commenced or completed from the effective date of this act until there has been completed a comprehensive review by the governor or his designee of all existing and proposed state facilities. Such review shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the oversaturation of communities within a half mile radius within such city with state facilities. The governor shall establish a plan for correcting the oversaturation of state facilities in such communities. Such review and plan shall be completed by January 1, 2018 and shall be prepared for submission to the legislature on or before such date.
§ 2. For the purposes of this act:
(a) "State facility" shall mean and include a group home as defined in section 371 of the social services law and a residential facility as defined in section 473-d of the social services law.
(b) "State services" shall mean services provided by the state for the benefit of its residents, including but not limited to, residential facilities, community residences, services for the aged, blind or disabled, community centers and services for seniors, homeless housing and assistance programs, child care resources and referral programs, drug rehabilitation services and youth centers.
(c) "Oversaturation" shall be measured by and be based on the number of residential beds within a half mile radius, such number of beds
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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should not exceed 50; the amount of traffic caused by the siting of a state facility; the number of persons sought to be serviced by such facility; and any other factors that may change the character of the community and have an impact on the environment.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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