Senate bill · S10682 (2025-26)
Establishes multidisciplinary personnel teams
New York State Senate
Same as A11700, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Sponsor: Erik Bottcher (State Senator, District 47, Democratic)
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Summary
Establishes multidisciplinary personnel teams to ensure prompt, coordinated, and confidential sharing of information among professionals for effective identification, assessment, and delivery of housing and supportive services.
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Amends the Social Services Law.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Section one of the bill amends article three of the social services law by adding a new Title 7-A to set definitions, authorize the establish- ment of multidisciplinary personnel teams, and allow for and set proto- cols for sharing confidential information within the team for purposes of identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals and families to housing and supportive services. Section two of the bill sets the effective date.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Rules · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Social Services · New York State Assembly, Social Services · New York State Senate.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Erik Bottcher says this is needed
The homelessness crisis affects communities all across the state, with multiple layers of outreach provided from various levels of government and non-governmental providers. One of the most consistent issues faced by those seeking to connect homeless individuals to services is overlap- ping and duplicative work and a lack of information sharing. This legislation would allow for the establishment of multidisciplinary teams which could include health professionals, law enforcement, legal counsel, social service workers, case managers or coordinators, veteran service providers, domestic violence organizations, school personnel, housing and homeless services representatives, and data analysts. This legislation would also authorize any member of a multidisciplinary personnel team to disclose and exchange confidential information with other team members for purposes of identification, assessment, and link- age of homeless individuals and families to housing and supportive services.
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Full history
- Sep 2, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly
- Aug 14, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Read the record
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