NY State Senate Bill 2017-S7221

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Jan 04, 2018	referred to aging

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2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Aging
Law Section:: Elder Law
Laws Affected:: Add §203-a, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2208
2011-2012: S110
2013-2014: S792
2015-2016: S115

2017-S7221 (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.

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7221

SPONSOR: PERALTA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a senior
housing task force

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the Elder Law by adding a new section 203-a, which
establishes the Senior Housing Task Force. Provides that such task force
shall be comprised of seventeen members and shall include one represen-
tative each from the Office for the Aging, the Division of Housing and
Community Renewal, the Department of Health, the Office of Mental
Health, the Department of Economic Development, the Empire State Devel-
opment Corporation, the Office for People with Developmental Disabili-
ties, the Division of Protective Services for Adults, of the Office of
Children and Family Services, and the New York City Department for the
Aging. The remaining eight members shall be appointed in the following
manner: three by the governor at the recommendation of the speaker of
the assembly; three by the governor at the recommendation of the tempo-

rary president of the senate; one by the governor upon the recommenda-
tion of the minority leader of the assembly and one by the governor upon
the recommendation of the minority leader of the senate. Requires the
task force to issue a report by January 1, 2019 and be delivered to the
governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the
senate, the chairpersons of the Aging, Health, and Housing committees in
the Assembly and the chairpersons of the Aging, Health, and Housing,
Construction and Community Development committees in the Senate.

Section 2: Sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

One of the most pressing needs of seniors in our state is housing.
According to a study by the American Association of Retired Persons
(AARP), most seniors would like to age in their own home.  Unfortunate-
ly, many of our seniors cannot appropriately age in their current resi-
dence because there may be too many stairs, a lack of wheelchair acces-
sibility, or too great of a distance to their family and caregivers. As
a result, many seniors have no other option but to enter an elder care
facility, including, but not limited to: nursing homes, assisted living
facilities, and independent living facilities.

In order to appropriately plan for these circumstances, this legislation
creates the Senior Housing Task Force to analyze the issue of senior
housing. The task force will consist of representatives from nine agen-
cies, as well as representatives to be appointed by the governor upon
the recommendation of the Senate and Assembly.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017: S503 - Passed Senate/No Same As
2016: S115A - Passed Senate/No Same As
2015: S115 - Referred to Aging/No Same As
2014: S792A - Amend and Recommit to Aging/A1861A - Amend and Recommit to
Aging
2013: S792 - Referred to Aging/A1861 - Referred to Aging
2012: S110A - Amend and Recommit to Aging/A9089 - Referred to Aging
2011: S110 - Reported and Committed to Finance/A194 - Referred to Aging
2010: S2208B - Passed Senate/A3790B - Amend and Recommit to Aging
2009: S2208 - Committed to Rules/A3790 - Referred to Aging
2008: S8670 - Passed Senate/A10474 - Passed Assembly; Vetoed Memo 99;
Tabled

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth (90) day after it shall have
become law.

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7221
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder 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 elder law is amended by adding a new section  203-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  203-A.  SENIOR  HOUSING  TASK FORCE. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN THE OFFICE A SENIOR HOUSING TASK FORCE WHICH SHALL MEET AT  LEAST
 FOUR TIMES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE STATE.  THE TASK FORCE
 SHALL  CONSIST  OF  SEVENTEEN  MEMBERS AND SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES
 FROM THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCIES: THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING,  THE  DIVI-
 SION  OF  HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY RENEWAL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE
 OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT,  THE
 EMPIRE  STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVEL-
 OPMENTAL 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  GOVERNOR AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, THREE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE RECOMMENDATION
 OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY  THE
 GOVERNOR  AT  THE  RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY
 AND ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 MINORITY  LEADER  OF THE SENATE, AND SHALL BROADLY REPRESENT 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 OCCURRING RETIRE-
 MENT COMMUNITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD NATURALLY OCCURRING  RETIREMENT  COMMUNI-
 TIES, 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06632-01-7

 S. 7221                             2
 
 OF  THEIR  DUTIES. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE CO-CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE OFFICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
 RENEWAL. THE TASK FORCE  IS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  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 AND PROJECT THOSE NEEDS
 OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS; OTHER FACTORS WHICH SHALL BE TAKEN INTO CONSID-
 ERATION 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 A
 REVIEW OF INNOVATIVE APPROACHES SUCCESSFULLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN  OTHER
 STATES  AND  THEIR  POTENTIAL  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION IN THIS STATE.   SUCH
 ASSESSMENT SHALL ALSO DEVELOP A VIABLE PLAN FOR PROVIDING QUALITY SENIOR
 HOUSING TO MEET THE PROJECTED NEEDS OF SENIORS WITH ACTIONS,  STEPS  AND
 TIME FRAMES.
   2.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL ISSUE A REPORT BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY OUTLINING ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  INCLUDING  THE  STATE
 PLAN  WITH  TIME  FRAMES. THE REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,  THE
 CHAIRPERSONS  OF  THE AGING, HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEES IN THE ASSEM-
 BLY,  AND  THE  CHAIRPERSONS  OF  THE   AGING,   HEALTH   AND   HOUSING,
 CONSTRUCTION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Senate Bill S7221

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee

co-Sponsors

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Jose Peralta

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee

co-Sponsors

Jesse Hamilton

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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