New York A 10322: Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters in cities having a population of less than one million, towns and villages

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A10322 Summary:

BILL NOA10322A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §16.39, Ment Hyg L

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Requires covered operators to provide written notice of pending placement of persons with developmental disabilities to interested parties; specifies who may be considered an interested party; provides that a residential transition conference shall be held between the interested parties after notice has been given of the proposed placement to discuss the proposal.

Go to top A10322 Actions:

BILL NOA10322A

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02/20/2026referred to people with disabilities

05/07/2026amend (t) and recommit to people with disabilities

05/07/2026print number 10322a

05/12/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA10322 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Chair:Santabarbara 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:8/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

McMahonAyeSempolinskiAye

AndersonAye

BurdickExcused

ZinermanAye

CarrollAye

PowersAye

Go to topA10322 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10322 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10322--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on People with Disabilities -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to residential tran-
 sition conferences and the placement of persons with developmental
 disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 16.39 to read as follows:
 3 § 16.39 Residential transition conferences.
 4 (a) For the purposes of this section, "covered operator" shall mean
 5 any holder of an operating certificate issued pursuant to this article
 6 that provides residential services, any organization providing residen-
 7 tial services whose incorporation or activities require the approval of
 8 the commissioner, or any program funded or administered by the office
 9 that provides residential services.
 10 (b) It shall be the duty of every covered operator to provide written
 11 notice of pending placement to interested parties, in accordance with
 12 guidelines promulgated by the office. Interested parties shall include,
 13 but not be limited to:
 14 (1) the covered operator who currently serves a person with develop-
 15 mental disabilities;
 16 (2) the covered operator who will serve such person with developmental
 17 disabilities after the transition;
 18 (3) the person with developmental disabilities who is entering or
 19 leaving such residential program;
 20 (4) the person with developmental disabilities' family, unless such
 21 person objects to their family's attendance;
 22 (5) the person with developmental disabilities' guardian or legal
 23 representative; and
 24 (6) the person with developmental disabilities' care manager.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13418-02-6

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 1 (c) (1) The purpose of the written notice shall be to provide inter-
 2 ested parties with sufficient information about the proposed placement,
 3 reason for the placement, information about scheduling or declining a
 4 residential transition conference, the process for responding to the
 5 notice, and any other relevant information as determined by the office
 6 and the covered operator.
 7 (2) A residential transition conference shall be held between the
 8 interested parties after notice has been given of the proposed placement
 9 to discuss the proposal.
 10 (3) The office may establish rules and regulations for the provision
 11 of written notice to interested parties and the administration of a
 12 residential transition conference, including that such conference may
 13 take place virtually or over the phone.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 15 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 16 ment, and/or repeal of any