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This bill prohibits the use of any state-appropriated humanitarian aid funds for sheltering migrant adults in specific types of child-focused facilities, including schools, child day cares, day care centers, and community-based organizations that support activities for children under 18 years old. The legislation applies to shelters established in New York City and other municipalities in New York state on or after April 1, 2022. By preventing these child-oriented spaces from being used as migrant shelters, the bill aims to keep facilities primarily designed for children's education and care separate from emergency migrant housing. The bill takes effect immediately and is retroactively applied to April 1, 2022, meaning its restrictions would apply to any shelters established on or after that date. The language suggests a policy goal of protecting child-centered spaces and potentially redirecting migrant shelter resources to alternative locations more suitable for adult temporary housing.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5219