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A05569 Summary:

BILL NOA05569 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09869

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRSantabarbara, Shimsky, Tapia, Maher

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes a task force to study aging in place in mental health housing; provides for the repeal of such task force upon expiration thereof.

Go to top A05569 Actions:

BILL NOA05569 

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02/14/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

02/25/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA05569 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH Chair:Simon 
DATE:02/25/2026AYE/NAY:11/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SimonAyeSempolinskiAye

SantabarbaraAyeBrownAye

JacksonAyeBaileyAye

GibbsExcusedSmithAye

De Los SantosAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

Chandler-WatermExcused

TapiaAye

Go to topA05569 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05569 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5569

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT in relation to establishing a task force to study aging in place
 in mental health housing; and providing for the repeal of such
 provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. 1. A task force shall be established within the office of
 2 mental health to be known as the mental health housing evaluation task
 3 force for aging in place (hereinafter referred to as the "task force")
 4 to make recommendations including, but not limited to, the following:
 5 (a) solutions for removing barriers to ensure residents of community-
 6 based mental health housing programs can successfully age in place while
 7 receiving adequate care;
 8 (b) identifying policy, procedure, or regulatory changes that aim to
 9 remove barriers to residents of community-based mental health housing
 10 programs to receive both mental health and medical care, including the
 11 ability to hire health care professionals, including but not limited to
 12 nurses and/or health home aides;
 13 (c) an action plan for making residences Americans with Disabilities
 14 Act compliant;
 15 (d) necessary training for residential staff to understand the needs
 16 of the elderly for which they are providing care; and
 17 (e) types of assistance to consider when transporting residents to
 18 medical appointments and ensuring the proper follow-up occurs.
 19 2. The task force shall consist of nine members as follows: three
 20 members shall be appointed by the governor; two members shall be
 21 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two members shall be appointed
 22 by the temporary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed
 23 by the minority leader of the senate; and one member shall be appointed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03572-01-5

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 1 by the minority leader of the assembly. The task force members shall be
 2 appointed within 60 days after this act shall have become a law.
 3 Members so appointed shall consist of at least: one representative of
 4 a statewide organization or advocacy group for residents of mental
 5 health housing programs; at least one health care professional with
 6 expertise in the needs of the elderly/aging residents of a congregate
 7 care setting with significant medical issues; at least one mental health
 8 professional with expertise in the needs of elderly mental health hous-
 9 ing residents with a severe and persistent mental illness; and at least
 10 one member shall be a director of a mental health housing program. A
 11 chairperson shall be nominated by a majority vote from among the members
 12 of the task force.
 13 3. No member, officer or employee of the task force shall be disquali-
 14 fied from holding any other public office or employment, nor shall they
 15 forfeit any such office or employment by reason of their appointment
 16 hereunder, notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special, or
 17 local law, ordinance or city charter.
 18 4. The members of the tas