Assembly Bill A5915

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program

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Current Bill Status Via S3392 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A5915 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3392
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §209, Eld L

2023-A5915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program.

2023-A5915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5915
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- 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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