NYC Council Introduction 123

intro.nyc/0123-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Enacted
Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter
Sponsored by Diana I. Ayala
Introduced: February 28, 2024

This bill would prohibit the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) from requiring children to be present in person at an intake facility when their family applies or reapplies for placement at a shelter except when DHS requests to remotely view a child and is unable to do so within 24 hours, or when a child has not checked in to their assigned shelter by the shelter curfew on the day following placement.

Approved by Committee August 15, 2024

Committee on General Welfare Votes 6:0:0
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Absent)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Medical)
Chi A. Ossé (Absent)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)

Approved by Council August 15, 2024

Votes 44:0:0
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Absent)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Joseph C. Borelli (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Medical)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Absent)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Absent)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Absent)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Carlina Rivera (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Absent)
Julie Won (Parental)
Kalman Yeger (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)