New York A 9005: Establishing a waiver program allowing for longer stays at domestic violence shelters

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A09005 Summary:

BILL NOA09005 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07005

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SPONSORSlater

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §459-b, Soc Serv L

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Establishes a waiver program allowing a domestic violence residential program to apply to the office of children and family services for a waiver enabling a victim of domestic violence to remain at the program's shelter for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty days.

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BILL NOA09005 

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08/13/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9005

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
 waiver program allowing for longer stays at domestic violence shelters

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 459-b of the social services law, as amended by
 2 chapter 7 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 459-b. Residential services for victims of domestic violence. 1. In
 4 accordance with section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter and the
 5 regulations of the office of children and family services, a social
 6 services district shall offer and provide necessary and available emer-
 7 gency shelter and services for up to ninety days at a residential
 8 program for victims of domestic violence to a victim of domestic
 9 violence who was residing in the social services district at the time of
 10 the alleged domestic violence whether or not such victim is eligible for
 11 public assistance. Two forty-five day extensions of necessary and avail-
 12 able emergency shelter may be granted beyond the maximum length of stay
 13 at a residential program for victims of domestic violence for residents
 14 who continue to be in need of emergency services and temporary shelter.
 15 If the victim of domestic violence has a service animal as such term is
 16 defined in section one hundred twenty-three-b of the agriculture and
 17 markets law, or therapy dog as such term is defined in section one
 18 hundred eight of the agriculture and markets law, respectively, such
 19 service animal or therapy dog shall be allowed to accompany the victim
 20 at the residential program authorized pursuant to this section, so long
 21 as such accompaniment would not create an undue burden as defined by
 22 section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law.
 23 Where such accompaniment would constitute an undue burden, the resi-
 24 dential program shall make reasonable efforts to facilitate placement of
 25 such animal at an off-site animal care facility or if reasonable efforts

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07862-02-5

 A. 9005 2

 1 fail, provide referral to one or more off-site animal care facilities.
 2 Such off-site animal care may include, but not be limited to, boarding
 3 at a veterinary hospital or under the auspices of a duly incorporated
 4 humane society, or duly incorporated animal protection association
 5 approved for such purpose by the department of agriculture and markets.
 6 2. (a) Notwithstanding the duration of stay limitations set forth in
 7 subdivision one of this section, a social services district, through the
 8 office of children and family services, will grant waivers allowing
 9 domestic violence residential programs to serve victims who need a
 10 length of stay in excess of the maximum one hundred eighty days upon a
 11 showing that circumstances prevent such victims from moving to safe,
 12 alternative housing, and require the length of stay to be exceeded.
 13 (b) A domestic violence residential program shall apply to the office
 14 of children and family services for a waiver enabling a victim of domes-
 15 tic violence to remain at the program's shelter for a period exceeding
 16 one hundred eighty days; provided that, no