Amendment ID: S2564-167

ECO 167

Technology Improvements for the Emergency Assistance Shelter Program

Messrs. Gomez and O'Connor and Ms. Gobi move that the proposed new text be amended in Section 2A, in item 1599-2023, by adding at the end thereof the following:- "provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be made available to make technological improvements to the application process for the Emergency Assistance shelter program for families with children under age 21 and pregnant people experiencing homelessness in order to reduce erroneous delays and denials, to improve data tracking, and to increase accessibility by reducing barriers to applicants with disabilities and applicants with limited English proficiency and other applicants, by improving the telephone application system, improving the computerized application platform, and developing an online application that has responsive design on mobile devices and that satisfies federal plain language guidelines developed by the Plain Language Action and Information Network and WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines"; and in said item by striking out the figures “$150,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$150,400,000.”