New York State Insider: Media Advisory for Cerap Hearing.

 

Senator Brian Kavanagh                                           Senator Roxanne J.Persaud

Chair, Senate Housing Committee                        Chair, Social Services Committee

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For Immediate Release: August 13, 2021

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** 

Senate Housing and Social Services Committees to Hold Hearing in Brooklyn to Examine Implementation of COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

 

New York, NY – New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of the Senate Housing Committee, and Senator Roxanne J. Persaud, Chair of the Senate Social Services Committee, are hosting a joint public hearing on Thursday, August 19 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis College, Founders Hall Auditorium, 180 Remsen Street in Brooklyn to examine the many issues surrounding the implementation of the $2.7 billion COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CERAP).

 

The Committees will hear oral testimony from Michael Hein, Commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), the state agency responsible for administering the CERAP program. Others expected to appear include representatives from municipalities providing their own rental assistance programs, advocates for tenants and landlords, legal service providers, and housing policy researchers.

 

Those attending the hearing in person, including Senators, witnesses, and members of the press, will be required to follow COVID-19 protocols in effect at the venue, including proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test within the prior 72 hours and masking requirements.