New York S 9935: Relates to assisting persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection; repealer

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S09935 Summary:

BILL NOS09935 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03355

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SPONSORBASKIN

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COSPNSRBOTTCHER, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§131-a, 131 & 153, rpld §131-a sub 15, Soc Serv L

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Relates to assisting persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection.

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BILL NOS09935 

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04/16/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9935

 IN SENATE

 April 16, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. BASKIN, BOTTCHER -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to assisting
 persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection; and repealing certain
 provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 131-a of the social services law,
 2 as amended by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 14. In determining the [need for] amount of aid provided pursuant to
 5 public assistance programs, each person living with medically diagnosed
 6 HIV infection [as defined by the AIDS institute of the department of
 7 health in social services districts with a population over five million]
 8 who applies for or is receiving [services through such district's admin-
 9 istrative unit providing HIV/AIDS services,] public assistance and has
 10 earned and/or unearned income, up to two hundred percent of the federal
 11 poverty guidelines, shall not be required to pay more than thirty
 12 percent of [his or her] such person's monthly earned and/or unearned
 13 income toward the cost of rent that such person has a direct obligation
 14 to pay; this provision shall not apply to the amount of payment obli-
 15 gations for room and board arrangements attributable to the provision of
 16 goods and services other than living space.
 17 § 2. Subdivision 15 of section 131-a of the social services law is
 18 REPEALED and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
 19 15. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or of any other law
 20 or regulation to the contrary, in determining the amount of aid provided
 21 pursuant to public assistance programs, social service districts shall,
 22 upon application, provide access to emergency shelter, transportation,
 23 or nutrition payments which the district determines are necessary to
 24 establish or maintain independent living arrangements among persons
 25 living with medically diagnosed HIV infection who are homeless or facing
 26 homelessness and for whom no viable and less costly alternative to hous-
 27 ing is available, including HIV emergency shelter allowance payments in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00388-01-5

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 1 excess of those promulgated by the office of temporary and disability
 2 assistance but not exceeding an amount reasonably approximate to one
 3 hundred ten percent of fair market rent as determined by the federal
 4 department of housing and urban development.
 5 § 3. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding two
 6 new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows:
 7 21. When necessary, each local social services district shall assist
 8 persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection by (i) helping to secure
 9 the required documentation to determine eligibility for assistance, (ii)
 10 arranging for required face-to-face interviews to be conducted during
 11 home visits or at other appropriate sites, and (iii) providing referrals
 12 for services as well as other resources and materials as described in
 13 subdivision twenty-two of this section.
 14 22. The office, in consultation with the department of health, shall
 15 create, maintain, and periodically update information on the office's
 16 website regarding resources and services throughout the state, including
 17 the location of such services, which shall include but not be