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This bill creates a senior housing task force to assess and plan for the housing needs of seniors across New York State.
Why it matters
Brings together a wide range of state agencies and stakeholders. including health, housing, economic development, and both for-profit and non-profit senior housing providers—to ensure diverse perspectives on senior housing needs are represented in the planning process.
Requires the task force to assess regional differences. in senior housing needs across New York, acknowledging that health care, financial, and transportation requirements for seniors can vary significantly by geography.
Mandates a forward-looking, ten-year projection. of senior housing needs, including the study of innovative solutions from other states, potentially encouraging modernization and adaptation of best practices from elsewhere.
Sets a clear deadline for actionable recommendations. by January 1, 2020, ensuring the state will have a concrete plan with specific steps and timelines to address the evolving housing challenges faced by seniors.
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Create Senior Housing Task Force
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- Referred to aging
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1369
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to aging
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STATE OF NEW YORK
503
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- 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 Assembly, 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 division 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 developmental 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-
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ment communities, neighborhood naturally occurring retirement communities, 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 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 consideration 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 assembly, 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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Title of bill
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a senior housing task force
Purpose or general idea of bill
To establish a body to analyze senior housing options and develop a strategy to improve housing options for senior citizens as they age.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends the Elder Law by adding a new section 203-a. Establishes the senior housing task force. Provides that such task force shall be comprised of seventeen members and shall include one representative 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 development corporation, the office for people with developmental 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. 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 temporary president of the senate; one by the governor upon the recommendation 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, 2018 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 committee in the assembly and the chairpersons of the aging, health, and housing, construction and community development committees in the senate.
Section 2. Effective Date.
Existing law
None.
Justification
One of the most pressing needs of seniors in our state is housing. According to a recent study by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), most seniors would like to age in their own home. Unfortunately, many of our seniors cannot appropriately age in their current residence because there may be too many stairs, a lack of wheelchair accessibility, or too great of a distance to their family and caregivers. As a result of this, many seniors have no other option to 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 agencies as well representatives to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Senate and Assembly.
Prior legislative history
2014: S.792A - Amend and Recommit to Aging/A.1861A - Amend and Recommit to Aging 2013: S.792 - Referred to Aging/A.1861 - Referred to Aging 2012: S.110-A- Amend and recommit to Aging/ A.194-Enacting Clause Stricken/A.9089- Referred to Aging 2011: S.110 - Reported and Committed to Finance/A.194 -Referred to Aging 2010: S.2208B - Passed Senate/A.3790B - Referred to Aging 2009: S.2208 Advanced to Third Reading/A.3790 - Referred to Aging 2007-08: S.8670/A.10474- Passed Both Houses - Veto 99; Tabled
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall have become law.
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