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History
- 3rd reading cal.1311
- Substituted for S6932
- Referred to health
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Amended on third reading 5681a
- Ordered to third reading cal.393
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
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- Ordered to third reading rules cal.131
- Rules report cal.131
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to aging
Companion bill
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Directs the commissioner of health to establish a schedule of fees for the use, maintenance and repair of air conditioners used by residents of adult homes
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Velmanette Montgomery
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A5681A
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a fee schedule for the use, maintenance and repair of air conditioners in adult homes
Summary of specific provisions
This bill amends section 461q of the Social Services law to authorize and direct the commissioner of health to establish fees for the use, maintenance and repair of air condition- ers used by individual residents except for those air conditioners paid for through the EnAble program. That program bars the operator from charging for the use, repair or maintenance of the units.
Justification
Most residents in adult homes have very meager allowances for personal items for their own comfort. In the summer, in very hot, stuffy rooms, these residents can often fall ill from the heat if they do not have air conditioning. Many take medications which exacerbate the effects of the heat, making the need for air conditioning a medical issue.
The State, with some extra incentives, has encouraged the adult homes to purchase air conditioners. But some of them have charged residents exor- bitant fees for running the air conditioners even after they get them. This bill would direct the commissioner of health to set reasonable fees, taking into consideration the price of electricity, while prevent- ing such outrageous fees making it impossible for residents to use the air conditioners. The amendment provides for these fees to be adjusted for the variable nature of energy prices and inflation as reflected in the CPI.
Prior legislative history
A7069A of 2007-08 - passed assembly
Fiscal implications to state and local government
None.
Effective date
90 days following enactment.
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