Details Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/22/2021 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 4) VOTE Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (13) 13 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0148-2018 * Stephen T. Levin   Proposed Int. No. 148-A Requiring that the dept of social services recognize time spent in foster care for the purpose of rental voucher eligibility. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in foster care to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in foster care would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0148-2018 * Stephen T. Levin     Requiring that the dept of social services recognize time spent in foster care for the purpose of rental voucher eligibility. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in foster care to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in foster care would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0148-2018 * Stephen T. Levin     Requiring that the dept of social services recognize time spent in foster care for the purpose of rental voucher eligibility. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in foster care to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in foster care would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0148-2018 A Stephen T. Levin     Requiring that the dept of social services recognize time spent in foster care for the purpose of rental voucher eligibility. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in foster care to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in foster care would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0150-2018 * Stephen T. Levin   Proposed Int. No. 150-A Task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the creation of a task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. The task force would be comprised of individuals including the commissioners of the Department of Social Services and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development; the Deputy Chancellor for School Climate and Wellness at the DOE, which oversees student transportation, family assistants from the DOE; representatives of organizations that provide shelter for families with children; representatives of companies that provide student-busing services; at least two parents of students who are or were formerly students in temporary housing; the Chairperson of the Council’s Committee on General Welfare; and additional members. The task force would meet a number of times sufficient to achieve its purpose and would issue a report assessing barriers to arranging transportation for students in temporary housing and recommendations for addressing those barriers. The task force would also report on any recommendations that are implemented 12 and 24 months after its submission of the initial report. The task force would terminate upon the publication of the report issued 24 months after submission of the initial report. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0150-2018 * Stephen T. Levin     Task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the creation of a task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. The task force would be comprised of individuals including the commissioners of the Department of Social Services and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development; the Deputy Chancellor for School Climate and Wellness at the DOE, which oversees student transportation, family assistants from the DOE; representatives of organizations that provide shelter for families with children; representatives of companies that provide student-busing services; at least two parents of students who are or were formerly students in temporary housing; the Chairperson of the Council’s Committee on General Welfare; and additional members. The task force would meet a number of times sufficient to achieve its purpose and would issue a report assessing barriers to arranging transportation for students in temporary housing and recommendations for addressing those barriers. The task force would also report on any recommendations that are implemented 12 and 24 months after its submission of the initial report. The task force would terminate upon the publication of the report issued 24 months after submission of the initial report. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0150-2018 * Stephen T. Levin     Task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the creation of a task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. The task force would be comprised of individuals including the commissioners of the Department of Social Services and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development; the Deputy Chancellor for School Climate and Wellness at the DOE, which oversees student transportation, family assistants from the DOE; representatives of organizations that provide shelter for families with children; representatives of companies that provide student-busing services; at least two parents of students who are or were formerly students in temporary housing; the Chairperson of the Council’s Committee on General Welfare; and additional members. The task force would meet a number of times sufficient to achieve its purpose and would issue a report assessing barriers to arranging transportation for students in temporary housing and recommendations for addressing those barriers. The task force would also report on any recommendations that are implemented 12 and 24 months after its submission of the initial report. The task force would terminate upon the publication of the report issued 24 months after submission of the initial report. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0150-2018 A Stephen T. Levin     Task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. Introduction The proposed legislation would require the creation of a task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing. The task force would be comprised of individuals including the commissioners of the Department of Social Services and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development; the Deputy Chancellor for School Climate and Wellness at the DOE, which oversees student transportation, family assistants from the DOE; representatives of organizations that provide shelter for families with children; representatives of companies that provide student-busing services; at least two parents of students who are or were formerly students in temporary housing; the Chairperson of the Council’s Committee on General Welfare; and additional members. The task force would meet a number of times sufficient to achieve its purpose and would issue a report assessing barriers to arranging transportation for students in temporary housing and recommendations for addressing those barriers. The task force would also report on any recommendations that are implemented 12 and 24 months after its submission of the initial report. The task force would terminate upon the publication of the report issued 24 months after submission of the initial report. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 2405-2021 * Stephen T. Levin   Proposed Int. No. 2405-A Runaway and homeless youth eligibility for rental assistance. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in runaway and homeless youth services funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in these services would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2405-2021 * Stephen T. Levin     Runaway and homeless youth eligibility for rental assistance. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in runaway and homeless youth services funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in these services would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 2405-2021 * Stephen T. Levin     Runaway and homeless youth eligibility for rental assistance. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in runaway and homeless youth services funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in these services would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 2405-2021 A Stephen T. Levin     Runaway and homeless youth eligibility for rental assistance. Introduction This bill would allow youth who have spent time in runaway and homeless youth services funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to be eligible for CityFHEPS rental assistance vouchers. Any 90 days of the previous two years spent in these services would count as time spent in shelter for purposes of determining eligibility for the vouchers. The provision of vouchers to such individuals would be subject to appropriation. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available