Assembly Bill A5121

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a senior housing task force

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A5121 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §12-a, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6752
2021-2022: A3574

2019-A5121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of the seniors in those areas and resources available in those different areas.

2019-A5121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5121
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, BARRON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   senior housing task force
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 12-a to read as follows:
   §  12-A.  SENIOR  HOUSING  TASK  FORCE. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL  A  SENIOR  HOUSING
 TASK  FORCE  WHICH  SHALL  MEET  AT  LEAST  ONCE  ANNUALLY  IN DIFFERENT
 GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE STATE.   ALL MEMBERS SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH
 NOTICE  REASONABLY  IN  ADVANCE  OF  EACH  MEETING  WITH  DATE, TIME AND
 LOCATION OF SUCH MEETING. TASK FORCE MEMBERS MAY  USE  VIDEOCONFERENCING
 FOR  ATTENDANCE  AND  PARTICIPATION.    THE  TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF
 SIXTEEN MEMBERS AND SHALL INCLUDE  REPRESENTATIVES  FROM  THE  FOLLOWING
 STATE  AGENCIES:  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE
 OFFICE FOR THE AGING, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,  THE  OFFICE  OF  MENTAL
 HEALTH,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE
 WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THE DIVISION OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR
 ADULTS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE  NEW  YORK
 CITY  DEPARTMENT  FOR  THE  AGING. OF THE EIGHT REMAINING MEMBERS, THREE
 SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THREE  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED  BY  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  ONE SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  ONE  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND SHALL BROADLY REPRE-
 SENT  HOUSING AND SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS FROM ALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE
 STATE INCLUDING SERVICE PROVIDERS, ASSOCIATIONS, ADVOCATES, PROPRIETORS,
 AND CONSUMERS OF FOR-PROFIT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT  SENIOR  HOUSING  OPTIONS
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO: ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, ADULT HOMES,
 SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES,  INDEPENDENT  LIVING  FACILITIES,  NATURALLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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