New York S 891: Relates to drivers of buses, taxis and livery vehicles using hands-free mobile telephones

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S00891 Summary:

BILL NOS00891 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRGONZALEZ, MYRIE

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §20, Soc Serv L

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Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system through which state agencies, local governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems, school districts, and emergency service providers, and other relevant persons are able to share and access information related to individuals who experience chronic homelessness in order to connect or refer such individuals to services including affordable housing opportunities.

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BILL NOS00891 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 891

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 directing the
 department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness
 crisis response data system

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

 1 Section 1. Section 20 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. (a) The department shall establish a centralized homelessness
 4 crisis response data system through which state agencies, local govern-
 5 mental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems,
 6 school districts, and emergency service providers, and other relevant
 7 persons, as determined by the department, are able to share and access
 8 information related to individuals who experience chronic homelessness
 9 in order to connect or refer such individuals to services including
 10 affordable housing opportunities.
 11 (b) In developing such centralized homelessness crisis response data
 12 system the department shall:
 13 (i) consult with the entities described in paragraph (a) of this
 14 subdivision to determine the challenges faced by such entities in
 15 addressing chronic homelessness and how best to improve the response to
 16 those challenges; and
 17 (ii) enter into data sharing agreements as necessary for the exchange
 18 of information relating to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness
 19 through the centralized homelessness crisis response data system.
 20 (c) The centralized homelessness crisis response data system estab-
 21 lished under this section shall:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02279-01-5

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 1 (i) to the extent permitted by a data sharing agreement, collect data
 2 from other homeless crisis response systems maintained or operated by
 3 other state entities; and
 4 (ii) collect, aggregate, analyze and share homelessness information
 5 submitted to the centralized homelessness crisis response data system
 6 with entities that have access to the system pursuant to paragraph (a)
 7 of this subdivision.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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