New York S 10121: Establishes a former foster youth priority program that reserves a proportion of units in applicable housing lotteries for eligible former foster youth

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S10121 Summary:

BILL NOS10121 

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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Add Art 33 §§1300 - 1303, Priv Hous Fin L

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Establishes a former foster youth priority program that reserves at least five percent of units in housing lotteries that are administered by the New York city department of housing preservation and development or the New York city housing development corporation for eligible former foster youth; authorizes the promulgation of rules, regulations and marketing handbooks and procedural guidelines; establishes reporting requirements.

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BILL NOS10121 

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04/30/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10121

 IN SENATE

 April 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
 lishing a former foster youth priority program

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature finds
 2 that individuals who age out of foster care face significantly higher
 3 risks of housing instability, homelessness, and related adverse
 4 outcomes. Nationally, about one in four former foster youth become
 5 homeless within four years of leaving foster care.
 6 2. In New York city, as of December 31, 2024, 6,503 youth lived in
 7 twenty-four-hour foster care.
 8 3. The legislature acknowledges that stable, affordable housing is a
 9 critical foundation for successful transitions to adulthood, reducing
 10 reliance on emergency systems and improving educational, economic, and
 11 health outcomes.
 12 4. Accordingly, it is the intent of the legislature to direct the
 13 relevant housing agencies to adopt a Former Foster Youth Priority
 14 program for lottery selection in assisted housing programs, so that
 15 former foster youth have expanded access to quality affordable housing.
 16 § 2. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new arti-
 17 cle 33 to read as follows:

 18 ARTICLE 33
 19 FORMER FOSTER YOUTH PRIORITY PROGRAM

 20 Section 1300. Definitions.
 21 1301. Former foster youth priority program.
 22 1302. Administration; rules; plans.
 23 1303. Fair housing compliance; reporting.
 24 § 1300. Definitions. As used in this article:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14045-01-5

 S. 10121 2

 1 1. "Former foster youth" means an individual aged eighteen through
 2 twenty-seven who, on or after their sixteenth birthday, was or had been
 3 in the custody of the New York state office of children and family
 4 services or a local social services district, including those individ-
 5 uals who exited care via adoption, guardianship, reunification, or aging
 6 out of care.
 7 2. "State-assisted housing" means a dwelling unit that is financed,
 8 subsidized, or regulated under a state housing program, including but
 9 not limited to programs established under this chapter, and for which a
 10 lottery or waiting list is used to allocate occupancy.
 11 3. "Housing lottery" means a regulated selection process administered
 12 by the New York city department of housing preservation and development
 13 or the New York city housing development corporation for the purpose of
 14 allocating affordable housing units to eligible applicants through a
 15 randomized selection system.
 16 4. "Former foster youth priority program" means a housing lottery
 17 program that reserves five percent of units in applicable housing
 18 lotteries for eligible former foster youth.
 19 § 1301. Former foster youth priority program. 1. In conducting any
 20 housing lottery, the New York city department of housing preservation
 21 and development and the New York city housing development corporation
 22 shall implement a former fost