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                                 9839--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, MILLMAN, HYER-SPENCER, BENEDET-
  TO,  BOYLAND, GUNTHER, LUPARDO, COOK, MARKEY, N. RIVERA -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, CRESPO, GLICK, MAGEE, McENENY,  McKEVITT,
  PHEFFER,  ROBINSON,  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to matching funds for grants
  under the naturally occurring retirement community supportive  service
  program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 4 of section 209 of the  elder
law is amended to read as follows:
  (k)  a  requirement  that any aid provided pursuant to this section be
matched by an equal amount from other sources and that at least  twenty-
five  percent  of  such amount be contributed by the housing development
governing body or other owners or managers and residents of  the  apart-
ment  buildings  and housing complexes in which the project is proposed,
OR  SOURCES  IN  NEIGHBORHOODS  CONTIGUOUS  TO  THE  BOUNDARIES  OF  THE
GEOGRAPHIC  AREAS SERVED WHERE SERVICES MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION; and
  S 2. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 5-a of section 209
of the elder law, as added by section 2 of part E of chapter 58  of  the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (6)  a requirement that the applicant commit to raising matching funds
from non-state sources of fifteen percent of  the  state  grant  in  the
second  year  after  the program is approved, twenty-five percent in the
third year, forty percent in the fourth year, and fifty percent  in  the
fifth year, and further commit that in each year, twenty-five percent of
such  required  matching funds be raised within the community served AND
IN NEIGHBORHOODS CONTIGUOUS TO THE BOUNDARIES  OF  THE  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA
SERVED  WHERE  SERVICES MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX
OF THIS SECTION.  Such local community matching funds shall include  but
not  be  limited  to:   dues, fees for service, individual and community
contributions, and such other funds as the advisory  committee  and  the
director shall deem appropriate;
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
              

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15417-02-0