Int 1066-2016

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-319 to read as follows: � 21-319 Unsheltered homeless population record. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Outreach staff. The term "outreach staff" means department staff or staff contracted by the department to contact and offer services to the unsheltered homeless population. Unsheltered homeless person. The term "unsheltered homeless person" means an individual with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. b. To the extent such information is provided voluntarily, the department shall maintain a record of all unsheltered homeless persons who are receiving services from or have been contacted by outreach staff, which shall be updated in real time and shall contain, to the extent available: first and last name, date of birth, race or ethnicity, and the location where outreach staff engaged the unsheltered homeless person, including but not be limited to, bus shelter, drop-in center, hospital, park, safe haven or subway. No later than September 1, 2018, and quarterly thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post online the total number of unsheltered homeless persons included in the record required pursuant to this subdivision, disaggregated to the extent available by the location where outreach staff first engaged the unsheltered homeless person. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. AV/SW LS #4853 10/21/17, 7.25pm 2 2