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    S. 1185                                                  A. 3478

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GREENE, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. SCHROEDER, SWEENEY -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  municipal law, in relation to creating
  community advisory councils for special needs housing

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

  Section  1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 12-I to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 12-I
            SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCILS
SECTION 239-GG. SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCILS.
  S 239-GG. SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING COMMUNITY ADVISORY  COUNCILS.  1.  FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
  (A)  "SPECIAL  NEEDS HOUSING COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL" OR "COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL" MEANS A GROUP OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE AND NOT MORE  THAN
TWENTY  PERSONS,  ESTABLISHED  BY  A  COVERED FACILITY TO DISCUSS ISSUES
AFFECTING THE FACILITY AND ADVISE THE COVERED FACILITY ON  HOW  BEST  TO
FACILITATE   PRODUCTIVE  COMMUNICATION  AND  COLLABORATION  BETWEEN  THE
COVERED FACILITY AND ITS RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
  (B) "COVERED AUTHORITY" MEANS THE LOCAL  MUNICIPAL  HOUSING  AUTHORITY
WHERE APPLICABLE, OR THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
  (C)  "COVERED FACILITY" MEANS (I) A RESIDENCE OPERATED BY OR ON BEHALF
OF THE LOCAL HOMELESS ACTION SERVICES; OR (II)  AN  EMERGENCY  RESIDENCE
OPERATED  BY  OR  ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY OR HUMAN
RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, WHICH  IS  AVAILABLE  PRIMARILY  FOR  HOMELESS
PERSONS WITH HIV OR AIDS-RELATED ILLNESSES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06351-01-9
              

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  2.  EACH  COVERED  AUTHORITY  SHALL  REQUIRE ALL COVERED FACILITIES TO
ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING COMMUNITY ADVISORY  COUN-
CIL.
  3.  IN  ESTABLISHING  A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, A COVERED FACILITY
WILL INVITE LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE  PROVIDERS,  MEMBERS  OF
THE  BUSINESS COMMUNITY, REPRESENTATIVES OF FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY ORGAN-
IZATIONS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION'S SUPERVI-
SORY BOARDS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, COVERED
FACILITY RESIDENTS AND OTHER  CONCERNED  MEMBERS  OF  THE  COMMUNITY  TO
PARTICIPATE.
  4.  AT  A MINIMUM, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCILS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
THIS ARTICLE WILL MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
  5. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EVERY
COVERED FACILITY IN OPERATION SHALL SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION TO THE APPRO-
PRIATE COVERED AUTHORITY INDICATING THAT IT WILL ESTABLISH AND  MAINTAIN
A  COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. WITHIN FORTY-
FIVE DAYS  OF  COMMENCING  ITS  ACTIVITIES  ANY  COVERED  FACILITY  THAT
COMMENCES  OPERATION  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION TO THE APPROPRIATE COVERED AGENCY INDICATING THAT
IT WILL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AS  REQUIRED
BY THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.