Q&A
Local Law 83 reporting requirements and availability of reports
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Council Member Diana Ayala inquires about the reporting requirements under Local Law 83, which mandates annual reports on exits from domestic violence emergency shelters. The discussion covers the availability and content of these reports.
- Reports are primarily available on the reports, legal notices, and rules page of the department's website
- There are questions about why reports have not been visible on HRA's website since 2021
- The 2022 and 2023 reports did not include data on Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs)
- Officials report that 496 out of 500 EHVs specifically for survivors of domestic violence have been placed in permanent housing
- The administration expresses willingness to include EHV data in future reports
Diana Ayala
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Yeah.
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Perfect.
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Thank you.
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In 2018, local law 83 was enacted amending Section 21-1411.
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Of the administrative code of the city of New York.
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In relation to exits from domestic violence emergency shelters, local law 83 requires New York City's Department of Social Services And Human Services Administration to submit an annual report to the council's speaker as well as to post the report on its website on or before March 1st annually.
1:18:56
Does the agency make these reports available anywhere other than the report's legal notices and rules page of the department's website?
Rima Rivera
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I believe the the that's the that's the only place where it they're made
Diana Ayala
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available.
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That's the only place where it will be available.
Rima Rivera
1:19:15
I believe so, but I could check and and get back to you.
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Do
Diana Ayala
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you know why the report has not been visible on HRA's website since 2021?
Rima Rivera
1:19:24
I will check and find out and get back to you.
Diana Ayala
1:19:28
Okay.
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And I would also wanna know why did the 2022 and 23 report not include data on EHVs.
Rima Rivera
1:19:40
Okay.
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So yeah.
Aqueelah Winston
1:19:41
Let me
John Rojas
1:19:41
piggyback to you on that.
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We're similarly to our colleagues at E and EGBB, we're very happy to report that HRA received 500 vouchers of emergency housing vouchers, specifically for survivors of domestic violence.
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And today, I believe that we 490 6 were placed in permanent housing.
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So we're we're very happy about that, and we're more than happy to include that because
Diana Ayala
1:20:06
Just brag about it.
John Rojas
1:20:07
Yeah.
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We should brag about it, and we're very happy about that success story.
Diana Ayala
1:20:10
That's how you brag.
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You put it out there.
John Rojas
1:20:12
Okay.
