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                                   3574
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  BARRON,  ASHBY -- 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.
              

                                                            LBD07675-01-1

 A. 3574                             2
 
 OCCURRING   RETIREMENT  COMMUNITIES,  NEIGHBORHOOD  NATURALLY  OCCURRING
 RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES,  AND  CONTINUING  CARE  RETIREMENT  COMMUNITIES.
 MEMBERS  SHALL  RECEIVE  NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE
 REIMBURSED  FOR  TRAVEL  AND  OTHER  EXPENSES  ACTUALLY  AND NECESSARILY
 INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  BE
 CO-CHAIRED  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
 RENEWAL AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING. THE TASK FORCE  IS
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR  CONDUCTING  AN  ANNUAL 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 AVAIL-
 ABLE IN THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS AND PROJECT THOSE NEEDS OVER THE NEXT FIVE
 YEARS; OTHER FACTORS WHICH SHALL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ARE: HEALTH
 CARE NEEDS OF SENIORS, THE LONG TERM CARE NEEDS  OF  SENIORS,  FINANCIAL
 RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SENIORS, OR NEEDED BY SENIORS, AND TRANSPORTATION
 NEEDS OF SENIORS. THE ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A
 REVIEW  OF  INNOVATIVE  APPROACHES SUCCESSFULLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN NEW
 YORK STATE AND IN OTHER STATES AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OR
 EXPANSION IN THIS STATE.  SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL ALSO DEVELOP A PLAN  FOR
 PROVIDING  QUALITY SENIOR HOUSING TO MEET THE PROJECTED NEEDS OF SENIORS
 LOCATED IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE STATE.
   2. THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE A REPORT BY EACH JANUARY FIRST OUTLINING
 ITS FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE STATE PLAN. THE REPORT  SHALL  BE
 DELIVERED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIRPERSONS  OF  THE  HOUSING,  AGING  AND
 HEALTH  COMMITTEES IN THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE HOUSING,
 CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AGING AND HEALTH  COMMITTEES  IN
 THE SENATE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.