Details Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/28/2017 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Youth Services Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Not available   Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 1619, Attachments for Oversight, Attachments - Int. No. 1699, Attachments - Int. No. 1700, Attachments - Int. No. 1705, Attachments - Int. No. 1706 Meeting Items (14) 14 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 T2017-6115 *       Oversight - Safe and Accessible Shelters for Homeless Youth Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2017-6115 *       Oversight - Safe and Accessible Shelters for Homeless Youth Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1619-2017 * Corey D. Johnson     Runaway youth and homeless youth who have not accessed shelter services funded by the dept of youth and community development. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development to provide a biannual reports on the number runaway youth and homeless youth who were not able to access runaway and homeless youth shelters. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1619-2017 * Corey D. Johnson     Runaway youth and homeless youth who have not accessed shelter services funded by the dept of youth and community development. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development to provide a biannual reports on the number runaway youth and homeless youth who were not able to access runaway and homeless youth shelters. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1699-2017 * Vanessa L. Gibson     Time frames for runaway and homeless youth shelter services. Introduction Recently enacted amendments to the New York State Runaway and Homeless Youth Act extends the periods of time youth may remain in runaway and homeless youth shelters if municipalities include those extended time limits in the runaway and homeless youth plan submitted to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. This bill would require that runaway and homeless youth would be permitted to remain in runaway and homeless youth shelters for the extended time limits. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1699-2017 * Vanessa L. Gibson     Time frames for runaway and homeless youth shelter services. Introduction Recently enacted amendments to the New York State Runaway and Homeless Youth Act extends the periods of time youth may remain in runaway and homeless youth shelters if municipalities include those extended time limits in the runaway and homeless youth plan submitted to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. This bill would require that runaway and homeless youth would be permitted to remain in runaway and homeless youth shelters for the extended time limits. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1700-2017 * Corey D. Johnson     Shelter for runaway and homeless youth. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to report annually on runaway and homeless youth. The reports would include a description of the size and characteristics of the current population of runaway and homeless youth, a description of the service needs of the current population, a breakdown of the youth who exited the temporary shelter system in the previous calendar year, a description of the public and private resources available to serve such youth. The bill would also require that DYCD would provide shelter to all runaway and homeless youth who request shelter. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1700-2017 * Corey D. Johnson     Shelter for runaway and homeless youth. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to report annually on runaway and homeless youth. The reports would include a description of the size and characteristics of the current population of runaway and homeless youth, a description of the service needs of the current population, a breakdown of the youth who exited the temporary shelter system in the previous calendar year, a description of the public and private resources available to serve such youth. The bill would also require that DYCD would provide shelter to all runaway and homeless youth who request shelter. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1705-2017 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Runaway and homeless youth entering dept of homeless services shelters. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to create and maintain a process for conducting intake and assessments for any runaway or homeless youth who is seeking to enter a DHS shelter. The bill would require that the process allow runaway or homeless youth to bypass DHS intake centers or assessment shelters and would originate at a runaway and homeless youth shelter Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1705-2017 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Runaway and homeless youth entering dept of homeless services shelters. Introduction The bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to create and maintain a process for conducting intake and assessments for any runaway or homeless youth who is seeking to enter a DHS shelter. The bill would require that the process allow runaway or homeless youth to bypass DHS intake centers or assessment shelters and would originate at a runaway and homeless youth shelter Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1706-2017 * Ritchie J. Torres     Runaway and homeless youth services for homeless young adults. Introduction Recently enacted amendments to the New York State Runaway and Homeless Youth Act permits shelters for runaway and homeless youth to serve youth ages 21-24, referred to as homeless young adults, if municipalities include the extended age range in the runaway and homeless youth plan submitted to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to provide runaway and homeless you services, including shelter services, to homeless young adults in the same manner that services are provided to runaway youth and homeless youth. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1706-2017 * Ritchie J. Torres     Runaway and homeless youth services for homeless young adults. Introduction Recently enacted amendments to the New York State Runaway and Homeless Youth Act permits shelters for runaway and homeless youth to serve youth ages 21-24, referred to as homeless young adults, if municipalities include the extended age range in the runaway and homeless youth plan submitted to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to provide runaway and homeless you services, including shelter services, to homeless young adults in the same manner that services are provided to runaway youth and homeless youth. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available