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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROZIC, CLARK -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to  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. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section
 209 of the elder law, as added by section 1 of part S of chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2016, is amended and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as
 follows:
   (4) is made up of low-rise buildings six stories or less and/or single
 and  multi-family homes, provided, however, that apartment buildings and
 housing complexes, INCLUDING THOSE  THAT  EXCEED  SIX  STORIES,  may  be
 included [in rural areas].
   9. IN THE EVENT THAT A CLASSIC OR NEIGHBORHOOD NORC IS NO LONGER FUND-
 ED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE DIRECTOR SHALL, TO THE BEST OF THE DIRECTOR'S
 ABILITY,  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  ABOUT NEARBY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO OLDER
 ADULTS WHO CURRENTLY LIVE IN SUCH CLASSIC OR NEIGHBORHOOD NORC.
   § 2. Paragraph (n) of subdivision 4 of section 209 of the  elder  law,
 as  amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (n) the circumstances under which the director may waive all  or  part
 of  the  requirement  for  provision  of an equal amount of funding from
 other sources required pursuant to paragraph (m)  of  this  subdivision,
 provided  that  such  criteria shall include provision for waiver at the
 discretion of the director upon a  finding  by  the  director  that  the
 program  will  serve  a  low income or hardship community, and that such
 waiver is required to assure that such community receive a fair share of
 the funding available. The [committee] DIRECTOR shall develop  appropri-
 ate  criteria  for  determining  whether  a community is a low income or
 hardship community;
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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