SB 919 — An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for powers of an authority; and providing for relocation.

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1232 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.

1270919 THE2017 GENERALINTRAFFERTY, ASSEMBLYHUGHES, OFFARNESE, PENNSYLVANIAYUDICHAK, SENATEMcGARRIGLE, BILLCOSTA,ANA, SessionKILLION, VULAKOVICH AND TARTAGLIONE, OCTOBER 5, 2017 REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, OCTOBER 5, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of No.May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), entitled "An act to promote public health, safety, morals, and welfare by declaring the necessity of creating public bodies, corporate slum clearance, and to undertake projects, to providegage in dwelling accommodations for persons of low income;

919 2017 INTRAFFERTY, HUGHES, FARNESE, YUDICHAK, McGARRIGLE, COSTA,ANA, KILLION, VULAKOVICH, TARTAGLIONE, BLAKE, STEFANO AND BROWNE, OCTOBER 5, 2017 SENATOR HAYWOOD, URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 18, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), entitled "An declaring the necessity of creating public bodies, corporate and politic, to be known as housing authorities to engage in slum clearance, and to undertake projects, to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income;

defining the application of zoning, sanitary, and building laws and regulations to projects built or maintained by such housing authorities;

exempting the property and securities of suchgsuch housingconferring authoritiespowers fromupon taxation;the State Planning Board, and certain other State officers and departments," further providing for powers of an authority;

and imposing duties and conferring powers upon the State Planning Board, and certain other State officers and departments," further providing for powers of an authority;

(1) THE TENANT OR AN AFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL experienced <-- domestic or sexual violence on OR NEAR the premises within <-- ninety (90) calendar days of the request;

or (2) THE TENANT reasonably believes that the tenant or an <-- affiliated individual is threatened with imminent harm of domestic or sexual violence if the tenant OR AFFILIATED <-- INDIVIDUAL remains on the premises.

20170SB0919PN1270 - 2 - (1) Relocation from the tenant's existing dwelling unit to another dwelling unit under the control of the authority.

20170SB0919PN1232 - 2 - (3) Assistance with identifying other housing providers which may have safe and available dwelling units.

62A (relating to protection of victims of sexual violence or intimidation) on behalf of the tenant or an affiliated 20170SB0919PN1270 - 3 - individual.

(2) Police reports, medical records or court documents relating to the tenant's or an affiliated individual's 20170SB0919PN1232 - 3 - victimization as a result of domestic or sexual violence.

20170SB0919PN1270 - 4 - (4) The name, address and telephone number of the attesting third party.

The authority may waive the inclusion of any part of this information it determines would unreasonably risk the 20170SB0919PN1232 - 4 - safety of the tenant or an affiliated individual.

(1) All information submitted to an authority by a tenant seeking relocation under this section shall be confidential and 20170SB0919PN1270 - 5 - shall not be subject to disclosure except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise provided in this section.

(2) An authority may disclose the new address of a relocated 20170SB0919PN1232 - 5 - tenant only to the extent the tenant provides specific time- limited consent to the disclosure in writing.

(3) AN AUTHORITY MAY NOT ALLOW AN EMPLOYE OR AGENT OF THE <-- AUTHORITY TO ACCESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR REASONS THAT SPECIFICALLY CALL FOR THE EMPLOYE OR AGENT TO ACCESS THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE LAW.

§ 12291(a)(43) or a provider of victim services as defined by 34 20170SB0919PN1270 - 6 - U.S.C.

§ 2702(a)(3), (4) or (5) (relating to 20170SB0919PN1232 - 6 - aggravated assault).

(VII)For 18the PA.C.S.purpose of this paragraph, the term "family or household member" shall have the same meaning as in 23 Pa.C.S.

§ 3124.1 (RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT).

<-- For the purpose of this paragraph, the term "family or household member" shall have the same meaning as in 23 Pa.C.S.

(4) DATING VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1553(F) OF THE <-- ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949 (P.L.30, NO.14), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949.

and (2) held out for the use of tenants generally or the use of 20170SB0919PN1270 - 7 - which is promised to the tenants.

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