File #: Int 0902-2023    Version: * Name: Requiring the department of homeless services to provide process navigator services to every family with children entering an intake center.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on General Welfare
On agenda: 2/2/2023
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services to provide process navigator services to every family with children entering an intake center
Sponsors: Diana I. Ayala, Sandra Ung, Tiffany Cabán, Shahana K. Hanif, Lincoln Restler, Crystal Hudson, Shaun Abreu, Gale A. Brewer, Kristin Richardson Jordan
Council Member Sponsors: 9
Summary: This bill would require the department of homeless services to provide process navigator services to every family with children at an intake center. The process navigator would provide assistance to shelter applicants in understanding all the procedures, meetings, interviews and documents necessary to the application process and respond to questions.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 902, 2. Int. No. 902, 3. February 2, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-2-23, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 2, 2023, 6. Committee Report 9/27/23, 7. Hearing Testimony 9/27/23, 8. Hearing Transcript 9/27/23
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2023*Diana I. Ayala City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/27/2023*Diana I. Ayala Committee on General Welfare Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/27/2023*Diana I. Ayala Committee on General Welfare Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/2/2023*Diana I. Ayala City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/2/2023*Diana I. Ayala City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 902

 

By Council Members Ayala, Ung, Cabán, Hanif, Restler, Hudson, Abreu, Brewer and Richardson Jordan

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services to provide process navigator services to every family with children entering an intake center

 

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 21-314.3 to read as follows:

  § 21-314.3 Process navigator services. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms “children,” “family with children” and “intake center” have the same meaning as in section 21-317.

b. Services required. The commissioner shall provide the services of a process navigator to each family with children who seeks assistance at an intake center. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, assistance in understanding the procedures, meetings, interviews and documents necessary to complete applications at the intake center and obtain best solutions for temporary shelter placement. A process navigator shall also be available to respond to applicant questions before and after a meeting or interview at an intake center.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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