Int. No. 1070
By Council Members Ayala, Rivera and Brooks-Powers
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding reporting on domestic violence shelter exits
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 21-141 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 83 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
b. [Not later than] By March [1] 30, 20[19]25, and [on or before March 1 annually] monthly thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post on its website [annual] reports regarding exits from domestic violence emergency shelters and domestic violence tier II shelters for the preceding calendar month. Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, the total number of individuals and the total number of families who exited either a domestic violence emergency shelter or a domestic violence tier II shelter during the preceding calendar [year] month, disaggregated by the type of housing such individuals and families residing in upon their exit. Such housing types shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) a New York city housing authority apartment; (ii) an apartment with a rental subsidy, disaggregated by the type of such subsidy; (iii) a private apartment with no rental subsidy; (iv) supportive housing; (v) shelter operated by or under contract or similar agreement with the department of homeless services; (viii) shelter operated by or under contract or similar agreement with the department, disaggregated by type, where practicable; (ix) made own arrangements or (iix) unknown or unable to validate.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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