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S06913 Summary:

BILL NOS06913 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11647

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 9 §§467 - 467-d, Soc Serv L; amd §36.03, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system; designates the office of children and family services to oversee the hotline system; establishes the availability and scope of information to be provided by the hotline system and requirements of call centers; requires the office of children and family services to collect certain data relating to the hotline system and to make annual reports to the governor and the legislature.

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BILL NOS06913 

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03/26/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

05/12/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6913

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 26, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 and the mental hygiene law, in
 relation to the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system

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

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new article
 2 9 to read as follows:

 3 ARTICLE 9
 4 2-1-1 ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES HOTLINE SYSTEM

 5 Section 467. Definitions.
 6 467-a. Oversight of the 2-1-1 essential community services
 7 hotline system.
 8 467-b. Availability and scope of information.
 9 467-c. Responsibilities of 2-1-1 call centers.
 10 467-d. Reporting.
 11 § 467. Definitions. As used in this article:
 12 1. "2-1-1 essential community services hotline system" or "2-1-1"
 13 means the three digit phone number designated by the federal communi-
 14 cations commission for the purpose of connecting individuals and fami-
 15 lies with community resource and referral services.
 16 2. "2-1-1 call center" means a center receiving calls from 2-1-1 oper-
 17 ated by 2-1-1 New York, the not-for-profit organization designated for
 18 such purpose by the public service commission in two thousand ten.
 19 3. "Community resource specialist" means an individual employed by a
 20 2-1-1 call center, who has trained in quality indicators for profes-
 21 sional information and referrals and received an accreditation from
 22 Inform USA, or its successor organization, to assist individuals with
 23 help finding community resources and other service-related needs,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10867-01-5

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 1 including during times of crisis, a natural disaster or other weather-
 2 related events.
 3 § 467-a. Oversight of the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline
 4 system. The office of children and family services shall have oversight
 5 of the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system and shall
 6 designate 2-1-1 New York, the not-for-profit organization designated by
 7 the public service commission in two thousand ten, to operate such
 8 hotline system, within amounts appropriated.
 9 § 467-b. Availability and scope of information. 1. 2-1-1 shall be
 10 available statewide, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and
 11 shall provide a language assistance line to assist limited and non-Engl-
 12 ish language speakers.
 13 2. Community resource specialists shall provide community resource and
 14 referral information for at least the following services, as needed:
 15 a. basic human needs, such as food and clothing banks, temporary hous-
 16 ing assistance, including emergency housing assistance, rent and utility
 17 assistance, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the
 18 special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children
 19 (WIC) and other public benefit programs;
 20 b. physical and behavioral health resources, such as health insurance
 21 programs including, but not limited to, medicaid