New York S 2661: Includes senior citizens as vulnerable populations eligible for supportive housing

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S02661 Summary:

BILL NOS02661 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01870

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2823, Pub Health L

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Relates to including senior citizens as vulnerable populations eligible for supportive housing.

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BILL NOS02661 

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01/22/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2661

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including senior
 citizens as vulnerable populations eligible for supportive housing
 programs

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2823 of the public health law, as added by section
 2 1 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 2823. Supportive housing development program. 1. For the purposes of
 5 this section "eligible applicant" shall mean (a) a unit of local govern-
 6 ment, or (b) a not-for-profit corporation that has been in existence for
 7 a period of at least one year prior to application and has been engaged
 8 in supportive housing programs for vulnerable populations, such as
 9 senior citizens. Senior citizens shall be defined in this section to
 10 mean any person sixty-two years of age or older.
 11 2. Grants provided pursuant to this section shall be used only to fund
 12 housing development activities and other general programmatic activities
 13 to help ensure a stable system of supportive housing for vulnerable
 14 persons, including senior citizens, in the community. Reinvestment funds
 15 for supportive housing for vulnerable populations, such as senior citi-
 16 zens, which are general fund savings directly related to inpatient
 17 hospital and nursing home bed decertification and/or facility closure,
 18 shall be allocated annually by the commissioner based upon the following
 19 criteria:
 20 (a) the efficiency and effectiveness of the use of funding for the
 21 development of adequate and accessible housing to support vulnerable
 22 persons, such as senior citizens, in the community and to ensure access
 23 to supports necessary to maximize expected outcomes; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03919-01-5

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 1 (b) other relevant factors relating to the maintenance of existing
 2 supportive housing and the development of new supportive housing and
 3 associated services.
 4 3. The commissioner shall establish an application process by which
 5 eligible applicants may apply for a grant under this section. The appli-
 6 cation shall include:
 7 (a) the geographic area in which the housing/services shall be
 8 provided;
 9 (b) a detailed description of the housing/services to be provided;
 10 (c) a plan for the efficient and effective use of funding for the
 11 development of adequate and accessible housing to support vulnerable
 12 persons, including senior citizens, in the community;
 13 (d) other relevant factors relating to the need for maintenance of
 14 existing supportive housing and the development of new supportive hous-
 15 ing and associated services; and
 16 (e) any other information that the commissioner deems relevant and
 17 appropriate.
 18 4. Grantees under this section shall file an annual report with the
 19 commissioner, in such form and with such information and data as the
 20 commissioner prescribes detailing the expenditure of grant funds. In
 21 addition, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to make
 22 inspections and examine records of any entity funded pursuant to subdi-
 23 vision two of this section. Such examination shall include all medical,
 24 service and financial records, receipts, disbursements, contracts, loans
 25 and other moneys relating to the financial operation of the provider.
 26 5. The amount of supportive housi