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Mar 07, 2022 | referred to aging |
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A9472 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Aging
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §373-b, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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A9472 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the senior housing accessibility study group to examine and make recommendations for amending the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to improve and enhance accessibility requirements for all newly constructed or substantially reconstructed senior housing developments.
A9472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9472 I N A S S E M B L Y March 7, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the senior housing accessibility study group; and to repeal such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 373-b to read as follows: § 373-B. SENIOR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY STUDY GROUP. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED A SENIOR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY STUDY GROUP. SUCH STUDY GROUP SHALL CONSIST OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF BUILDING STANDARDS AND CODES, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, WHO SHALL ALSO SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE GROUP, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, AND THREE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE OF WHOM SHALL REPRE- SENT AND HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL REPRESENT AND HAVE EXPERIENCE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY, AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE AN ARCHITECT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE MEMBERS OF THE STUDY GROUP SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPEN- SATION FOR THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECES- SARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH STUDY GROUP MAY CONDUCT ANY HEARINGS OR TAKE ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY AND SHALL TAKE ALL OTHER STEPS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF ALL ISSUES RELATED TO SENIOR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY. 2. THE SENIOR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY STUDY GROUP SHALL EXAMINE, EVALU- ATE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDING THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL NEWLY CONSTRUCTED OR SUBSTANTIALLY RECONSTRUCTED SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. SUCH ENHANCEMENTS MAY INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14859-01-2