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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services to grant a presumption of eligibility for applicants to the shelter system who are exiting human resources administration domestic violence shelters.

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) operates the system of shelter for victims of domestic violence. Pursuant to New York State law, the maximum stay at these shelters is 180 days. Domestic violence survivors who still require temporary shelter after 180 days must enter the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system. Currently, these families must go to DHS’ intake facility for an eligibility assessment prior to being admitted to a DHS shelter. This bill would require DHS to automatically deem domestic violence survivors eligible for shelter if applicants are no longer eligible for HRA domestic violence shelter because they have reached the maximum length of stay, HRA has provided DHS notice of the upcoming exit, which the bill would require HRA to provide, and applicants report to DHS on the day they exit the HRA shelter.

  • Enacted

History

Dec 12, 2014
City Council
Recved from Mayor by Council
Dec 12, 2014
Mayor
Signed Into Law by Mayor
Dec 12, 2014
Mayor
Hearing Scheduled by Mayor
Dec 3, 2014
Mayor
Hearing Scheduled by Mayor
Nov 25, 2014
City Council
Fail
Sent to Mayor by Council

Nov 25, 2014
City Council
Pass
Approved by Council

Affirmative

Absent

Bereavement

Medical

Nov 24, 2014
Committee on General Welfare
Hearing Held by Committee
Nov 24, 2014
Committee on General Welfare
Amendment Proposed by Comm
Nov 24, 2014
Committee on General Welfare
Amended by Committee
Nov 24, 2014
Committee on General Welfare
Pass
Approved by Committee

Affirmative

Medical

Absent

Oct 20, 2014
Committee on Courts and Legal Services
Laid Over by Committee
Oct 20, 2014
Committee on Courts and Legal Services
Hearing Held by Committee
Oct 20, 2014
Committee on Women's Issues
Laid Over by Committee
Oct 20, 2014
Committee on Women's Issues
Hearing Held by Committee
Oct 20, 2014
Committee on General Welfare
Laid Over by Committee
Oct 20, 2014
Committee on General Welfare
Hearing Held by Committee
May 29, 2014
City Council
Referred to Comm by Council
May 29, 2014
City Council
Introduced by Council
Int. No. 361-A
 
By Council Members Johnson, Levin, Chin, Dickens, Eugene, Koo, Levine, Rose, Rodriguez, Mendez, Richards, Rosenthal, Menchaca, Lander, Cumbo, Constantinides, Arroyo, Van Bramer, King, Wills, Espinal, Dromm, Greenfield and Kallos
 
 
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services to grant a presumption of eligibility for applicants to the shelter system who are exiting human resources administration domestic violence shelters.
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1.  Chapter 3 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-316 to read as follows:
      § 21-316 Presumption of eligibility. a. For purposes of this section, "HRA domestic violence shelter" shall mean any residential care facility providing emergency shelter and services to victims of domestic violence and their minor children and operated by the department of social services/human resources administration or a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department of social services/ human resources administration.
      b. The department shall deem any applicant residing in an HRA domestic violence shelter an eligible homeless person for purposes of temporary shelter placement provided by the department provided (i) the applicant is no longer eligible for such HRA domestic violence shelter because such applicant has exhausted the maximum length of stay permitted at such HRA domestic violence shelter; (ii) the human resources administration or successor entity has provided the department with advance notice of such applicant's upcoming exit from such HRA domestic violence shelter, with the human resources administration or successor entity required to provide such advance notice where applicable; and (iii) such applicant reports to the department on the same calendar day as the applicant's exit from such HRA domestic violence shelter. Such applicants shall not be required to undergo an eligibility determination process at a department intake facility prior to being admitted to a temporary shelter placement.
§ 2.  This local law shall take effect immediately.
 
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