2015 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 19-H - (Executive) RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT
532-A - Definitions.

 532-a. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the term:
1. "Runaway youth" shall mean a person under the age of eighteen years
  who  is  absent  from  his  legal  residence  without the consent of his
  parent, legal guardian or custodian.
2. "Homeless youth" shall mean a person under the  age  of  twenty-one
  who  is  in  need  of  services  and is without a place of shelter where
  supervision and care are available.
3. "Youth in need of crisis intervention or  respite  services"  shall
  mean  a  person  under  the  age  of  eighteen  years who is a potential
  respondent under article seven of the family court act,  who,  with  the
  consent of his or her parent or other person legally responsible for the
  youth,  is  determined  by  the  local  juvenile probation department or
  social services official to be in need of crisis intervention or respite
  services.
* 4. "Approved runaway program" shall mean any non-residential program
  approved by the office of children and family services after  submission
  by  the  municipality,  as  part  of  its  comprehensive  plan,  or  any
  residential facility which  is  operated  by  an  authorized  agency  as
  defined  in  subdivision ten of section three hundred seventy-one of the
  social services law, and approved by the office of children  and  family
  services   after   submission   by  the  municipality  as  part  of  its
  comprehensive plan, established and  operated  to  provide  services  to
  runaway  and  homeless  youth  in accordance with the regulations of the
  office of temporary and disability assistance and the office of children
  and family services. Such  programs  may  also  provide  non-residential
  crisis intervention and residential respite services to youth in need of
  crisis  intervention  or  respite  services, as defined in this section.
  Residential respite services in  an  approved  runaway  program  may  be
  provided  for  no  more  than  twenty-one  days  in  accordance with the
  regulations of the office of children and family services.
* NB Effective until December 31, 2018
* 4. "Approved runaway program" shall mean any non-residential program
  approved by the office of children and family services after  submission
  by  the  county  youth bureau, as part of its comprehensive plan, or any
  residential facility which  is  operated  by  an  authorized  agency  as
  defined  in  subdivision ten of section three hundred seventy-one of the
  social services law, and approved by the office of children  and  family
  services  after  submission  by  the  county youth bureau as part of its
  comprehensive plan, established and  operated  to  provide  services  to
  runaway  and  homeless  youth  in accordance with the regulations of the
  office of temporary and disability assistance and the office of children
  and family services. Such  programs  may  also  provide  non-residential
  crisis intervention and residential respite services to youth in need of
  crisis  intervention  or  respite  services, as defined in this section.
  Residential respite services in  an  approved  runaway  program  may  be
  provided  for  no  more  than  twenty-one  days  in  accordance with the
  regulations of the office of children and family services.
* NB Effective December 31, 2018
* 5. "Runaway and homeless youth service coordinator" shall  mean  any
  person  so  designated  by a municipality whose duties shall include but
  not  be  limited  to  answering  inquiries  at   any   time   concerning
  transportation,  shelter  and  other  services available to a runaway or
  homeless youth or a youth in need  of  crisis  intervention  or  respite
  services.
* NB Effective until December 31, 2018
* 5.  "Runaway  and homeless youth service coordinator" shall mean any
  person designated by a county whose duties  shall  include  but  not  be
  limited  to  answering  inquiries at any time concerning transportation,

  shelter and other services available to a runaway or homeless youth or a
  youth in need of crisis intervention or respite services.
* NB Effective December 31, 2018
* 6.  "Transitional independent living support program" shall mean any
  non-residential program approved by the office of  children  and  family
  services   after   submission   by  the  municipality  as  part  of  its
  comprehensive plan, or any residential facility approved by  the  office
  of  children and family services after submission by the municipality as
  part of its comprehensive plan  to  offer  youth  development  programs,
  established and operated to provide supportive services, for a period of
  up  to  eighteen months in accordance with the regulations of the office
  of children and family services, to enable homeless  youth  between  the
  ages  of  sixteen  and  twenty-one  to  progress  from  crisis  care and
  transitional care to independent living. Such  transitional  independent
  living  support  program  may  also provide services to youth in need of
  crisis  intervention  or  respite  services.  Notwithstanding  the  time
  limitation  in paragraph (i) of subdivision (d) of section seven hundred
  thirty-five of the family court act, residential respite services may be
  provided in a transitional independent  living  support  program  for  a
  period of more than twenty-one days.
* NB Effective until December 31, 2018
* 6.  "Transitional independent living support program" shall mean any
  non-residential program approved by the office of  children  and  family
  services  after  submission  by  the  county youth bureau as part of its
  comprehensive plan, or any residential facility approved by  the  office
  of  children  and  family  services after submission by the county youth
  bureau as part of its comprehensive plan, established  and  operated  to
  provide  supportive  services,  for a period of up to eighteen months in
  accordance with the regulations of the office  of  children  and  family
  services,  to  enable  homeless  youth  between  the ages of sixteen and
  twenty-one to  progress  from  crisis  care  and  transitional  care  to
  independent living. Such transitional independent living support program
  may  also  provide  services  to youth in need of crisis intervention or
  respite services. Notwithstanding the time limitation in  paragraph  (i)
  of  subdivision  (d)  of section seven hundred thirty-five of the family
  court  act,  residential  respite  services  may  be   provided   in   a
  transitional  independent  living  support  program for a period of more
  than twenty-one days.
* NB Effective December 31, 2018
7.  "Safe  house"  shall  mean  a  residential  program  for  sexually
  exploited children as defined in subdivision one of section four hundred
  forty-seven-a  of  the  social services law. An approved runaway program
  may operate a short-term safe house, as defined in  subdivision  two  of
  section  four  hundred  forty-seven-a  of  the  social services law, for
  sexually exploited children. A transitional independent  living  support
  program  may  operate  a  long-term  safe  house  for sexually exploited
  children.
* 8. "Municipality" shall mean a county, or a city having a population
  of one million or more.
* NB Repealed December 31, 2018