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A02490 Summary:

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Establishes the senior housing accessibility study group to examine and make recommendations for amending the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to improve and enhance accessibility requirements for all newly constructed or substantially reconstructed senior housing developments.

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01/17/2025referred to aging

01/07/2026referred to aging

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2490

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Aging

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 senior housing accessibility study group; and to repeal such
 provisions upon the expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 373-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 373-c. Senior housing accessibility study group. 1. There shall be
 4 established a senior housing accessibility study group. Such study group
 5 shall consist of the director of the division of building standards and
 6 codes, or such director's designee, who shall also serve as the chair of
 7 the group, the commissioner of health, or such commissioner's designee,
 8 the director of the office for the aging, or such director's designee,
 9 the commissioner of the division of homes and community renewal, or such
 10 commissioner's designee, and three members to be appointed by the gover-
 11 nor, one of whom shall represent and have experience with the housing
 12 construction industry, one of whom shall represent and have experience
 13 as an advocate for the disabled community, and one of whom shall be an
 14 architect licensed in the state of New York. The members of the study
 15 group shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be
 16 allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
 17 of their duties pursuant to this section. Such study group may conduct
 18 any hearings or take any written testimony as it deems necessary and
 19 shall take all other steps necessary to provide a thorough analysis of
 20 all issues related to senior housing accessibility.
 21 2. The senior housing accessibility study group shall examine, evalu-
 22 ate, and make recommendations for amending the New York state uniform
 23 fire prevention and building code to improve and enhance accessibility
 24 requirements for all newly constructed or substantially reconstructed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05741-01-5

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 1 senior housing developments. Such enhancements may include, but shall
 2 not be limited to:
 3 (a) installing ramps for all first-floor entrances at the front, rear,
 4 or side of each building;
 5 (b) requiring that all second-floor units have staircases sufficient
 6 to allow the installation of chair glides, if necessary, for resident or
 7 owner use;
 8 (c) requiring that all residential full bathrooms should fulfill all
 9 requirements for accessibility pursuant to the federal Americans with
 10 Disabilities Act (ADA);
 11 (d) requiring that all recreation facilities are made fully compliant
 12 with ADA specifications and are accessible to all residents. This shall
 13 include swimming pools with compliant ramp grading and rails, accessible
 14 gates, and contrasting striping for those with limited vision;
 15 (e) require the installation of ADA compliant door actuators for entry
 16 and exit doors and bathrooms in clubhouses and recreation centers;
 17 (f) require that all public United States postal service mailboxes and
 18 locations shall be fully accessible, with curb cut ramps ensuring the
 19 shortest path of travel from all units, and appropriate landings to
 20 allow for turnaround space; and
 21 (g) requ