New York S 8676: Enacts the care workforce housing preference act

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S08676 Summary:

BILL NOS08676 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10445, SAME AS A09616-A

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §47-f, Priv Hous Fin L

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Provides for the eligibility of certain households for a care workforce housing preference; provides for the method of application for such preference; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS08676 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8676

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to enacting
 the "care workforce housing preference act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "care workforce housing preference act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds
 4 that New York's direct care, health, and human services workforce-in-
 5 cluding direct support professionals, certified nursing assistants,
 6 licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, behavioral health and
 7 human services staff, and early intervention and special education ther-
 8 apists-faces severe housing affordability challenges that threaten work-
 9 force recruitment and retention. To address these challenges, this act
 10 establishes a fair-housing compliant preference for members of the care
 11 workforce in certain affordable housing programs.
 12 § 3. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 13 section 47-f to read as follows:
 14 § 47-f. Care workforce housing preference. 1. Applicability. The
 15 provisions of this section shall apply to:
 16 (a) any low-income housing tax credit development financed with either
 17 nine percent or four percent bonds and credits;
 18 (b) rental housing developments financed with bonds issued by the
 19 agency; and
 20 (c) rental housing developments assisted with U.S. department of hous-
 21 ing and urban development's HOME investment partnership program funds,
 22 provided that the sponsor elects to adopt such preference.
 23 2. Eligible households. A household shall qualify for the care work-
 24 force housing preference if at least one member of the household is
 25 employed in a qualifying care occupation, as determined by the agency,
 26 including but not limited to:
 27 (a) direct support professionals;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14233-01-5

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 1 (b) certified nursing assistants;
 2 (c) licensed practical nurses and registered nurses;
 3 (d) behavioral health or human services staff, including those
 4 employed by programs overseen by the office for people with develop-
 5 mental disabilities, the office of mental health, and the office of
 6 addiction services and supports; and
 7 (e) early intervention and special education therapists.
 8 3. Method of application. (a) The preference under this section shall
 9 be administered through lottery weighting or tie-breaking procedures.
 10 (b) The preference under this section shall not constitute a set-a-
 11 side, and all income-eligible applicants shall remain eligible regard-
 12 less of employment status.
 13 4. Preference window and cap. (a) The preference under this section
 14 shall apply during the first sixty days of each marketing cycle, includ-
 15 ing initial lease-up and any subsequent re-rental periods.
 16 (b) The preference under this section shall apply until no more than
 17 twenty percent of restricted units in the development are leased to
 18 households deemed eligible under subdivision two of this section;
 19 provided, however, that a project sponsor may elect to implement a ten
 20 percent or five percent target.
 21 5. Qualified allocation plan scoring. (a) The divi