New York A 8020: Relates to extending the small business mentoring program

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A08020 Summary:

BILL NOA08020 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10327

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Schiavoni, McMahon, Sayegh, Hevesi, Taylor, Brown E, Manktelow, Beephan, Brown K,
 DeStefano, Sempolinski, Chandler-Waterman, Wieder, Levenberg, Ra, Chang, Valdez, Weprin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §13.44, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes a pilot program in partnership with a nonprofit organization to improve equity and efficiency in housing for people with developmental disabilities by encouraging shared housing.

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BILL NOA08020 

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04/22/2025referred to people with disabilities

01/07/2026referred to people with disabilities

05/12/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA08020 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Chair:Santabarbara 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:8/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

McMahonAyeSempolinskiAye

AndersonAye

BurdickExcused

ZinermanAye

CarrollAye

PowersAye

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Go to topA08020 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8020

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on People with Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a pilot
 program to improve equity and efficiency in housing for people with
 developmental disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 13.44 to read as follows:
 3 § 13.44 Shared housing pilot program.
 4 1. The office for people with developmental disabilities shall estab-
 5 lish a pilot program in partnership with a nonprofit organization that
 6 has experience providing employment training and support for individuals
 7 with autism spectrum disorder. Such pilot program shall explore alterna-
 8 tive housing models for individuals with intellectual and developmental
 9 disabilities. Specifically, such pilot shall work with the partner
 10 nonprofit organization to provide shared residential housing for up to
 11 four individuals per unit, supported by dedicated staff.
 12 2. Under the pilot program, the funding allotted per individual shall
 13 not be decreased by a substantial amount due to the shared residential
 14 unit. The pilot program shall serve to balance equitable funding with
 15 incentivizing shared spaces in order to promote community for residents
 16 and to increase efficiency by reducing the total number of units funded.
 17 3. For the purposes of the pilot program established by this section,
 18 the office may waive or alter certain housing requirements, as neces-
 19 sary, to achieve the goals of the pilot program, including but not
 20 limited to funding allotments based on residents per unit pursuant to
 21 subdivision two of this section.
 22 4. While the partner nonprofit organization may conduct day-to-day
 23 operations of residential units, the office shall oversee and monitor
 24 residential units established through the pilot program in order to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11656-01-5

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 1 ensure the welfare of its residents and to evaluate the effectiveness of
 2 this model, including the impact on resident well-being, cost-effective-
 3 ness, and administrative efficiency.
 4 5. The office shall report its findings to the governor, the temporary
 5 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly three years
 6 after the establishment of the pilot program. The office may recommend
 7 regulatory changes based on the outcomes of the pilot program.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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