New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10682: Establishes multidisciplinary personnel teams
Status: In committee, August 14, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing multidisciplinary personnel teams.
From the introduced text, August 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing multidisciplinary personnel teams THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 3 of the social services law is amended by adding a new title 7-A to read as follows: TITLE 7-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSONNEL TEAMS SECTION 115-D. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. 115-E. DEFINITIONS. 115-F. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSONNEL TEAMS. 115-G. INFORMATION SHARING AND CONFIDENTIALITY. 115-H. PROTOCOLS FOR INFORMATION SHARING AND OVERSIGHT. 115-I. PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES. 115-J. SEVERABILITY. § 115-D. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. 1. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT HOMELESSNESS POSES A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEW YORK STATE. 2. PROMPT, COORDINATED, AND CONFIDENTIAL SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THE EFFECTIVE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND DELIVERY OF HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 3. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSONNEL TEAMS, COMPOSED OF APPROPRIATELY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, MUST BE EMPOWERED TO SHARE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THESE PURPOSES, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. § 115-E. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSONNEL TEAM" MEANS ANY TEAM OF TWO OR MORE PROFESSIONALS TRAINED IN THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND LINKAGE OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SUCH …
Sponsors
- Bottcher, Erik (D, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is S10682?
- S10682 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes multidisciplinary personnel teams.
- What does S10682 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing multidisciplinary personnel teams.
- What is the status of S10682?
- In committee as of August 14, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (August 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10682?
- Bottcher, Erik (D, 47).
- Where is the official record for S10682?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10682
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