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)
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Int 0148-2018 *Stephen T. Levin Proposed Int. No. 148-ARequiring that the dept of social services recognize time spent in foster care for the purpose of rental voucher eligibility.IntroductionThis 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.IntroductionThis 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.IntroductionThis 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 AStephen T. Levin  Requiring that the dept of social services recognize time spent in foster care for the purpose of rental voucher eligibility.IntroductionThis 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 CommitteePass Action details Not available
Int 0150-2018 *Stephen T. Levin Proposed Int. No. 150-ATask force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing.IntroductionThe 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.IntroductionThe 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.IntroductionThe 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 AStephen T. Levin  Task force regarding the transportation of students in temporary housing.IntroductionThe 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 CommitteePass Action details Not available
Int 2405-2021 *Stephen T. Levin Proposed Int. No. 2405-ARunaway and homeless youth eligibility for rental assistance.IntroductionThis 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.IntroductionThis 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.IntroductionThis 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 AStephen T. Levin  Runaway and homeless youth eligibility for rental assistance.IntroductionThis 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 CommitteePass Action details Not available