New York S 5194: Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence

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S05194 Summary:

BILL NOS05194 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03446

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRJACKSON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §28, Gen City L; add §272, Town L; add §7-720, Vil L

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Requires each town, village, and city to develop a "housing action plan for everyone", including consideration of local needs and specific strategies to address those local needs.

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BILL NOS05194 

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5194

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general city law, the town law, and the village law,
 in relation to requiring each town, village, and city to develop a
 housing action plan for everyone

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

 1 Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 28
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Housing action plan for everyone. 1. The legislative body of
 4 each city shall adopt a housing action plan for everyone to increase the
 5 amount of available housing in each such city. Each such housing action
 6 plan shall be updated no less than every five years prior to its
 7 adoption by a city.
 8 2. Each such action housing plan shall consider, but not be limited
 9 to, the following factors:
 10 (a) The infrastructure needs of each respective city.
 11 (b) Available land for new housing construction.
 12 (c) Potential opportunities to redevelop underutilized buildings for
 13 housing.
 14 (d) The particular needs of each respective city, in relation to
 15 income levels, housing costs, and at-risk areas.
 16 (e) Specific tools and strategies to address the particular needs of
 17 each respective city.
 18 3. Each such housing action plan may consider, but shall not be limit-
 19 ed to, the following concepts:
 20 (a) The legalization of accessory dwelling units.
 21 (b) Authorization of transit-oriented development zones.
 22 (c) Elimination or reduction of parking requirements.
 23 (d) Streamlining permit processes, such as environmental and discre-
 24 tionary review requirements.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00367-01-5

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 1 (e) Authorizing as-of-right and mixed-use development goals.
 2 4. The amount of new housing contemplated in each such housing action
 3 plan, as determined by the legislative body of each city, shall consid-
 4 er, but not be limited to, the area median income (AMI) calculations set
 5 forth by the U.S. department of housing and urban development, which
 6 consists of the following five levels: (a) at or below thirty percent of
 7 the city's AMI; (b) between thirty-one percent and fifty percent of
 8 the city's AMI; (c) between fifty-one percent and sixty percent of the
 9 city's AMI; (d) between sixty-one percent and eighty percent of the
 10 city's AMI; and (e) between eighty-one percent and one hundred percent
 11 of the city's AMI.
 12 5. (a) The planning board of each city, as established pursuant to
 13 section twenty-seven of this article, or a group appointed by the mayor
 14 and city council for this purpose, shall submit the completed housing
 15 action plan for everyone to the mayor and legislative body of each city
 16 for review and further recommendation. Such planning board may modify
 17 such housing plan to address any recommendations received from the mayor
 18 and legislative body.
 19 (b) The planning board of each city, or a group appointed by the mayor
 20 and city council for this purpose, may coordinate with local planning
 21 associations, non-profits, builders, realtors, housing councils,
 22 construction industry representatives, and/or other community stakehold-
 23 ers in the development of such housing action plan.
 24 6. (a) Each city shall post a cop