Bill Text: NY S07431 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to increasing housing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-20 - referred to mental health [S07431 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07431-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7431--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2014
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       Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
         mental Disabilities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to integrated hous-
         ing
         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  13.42 to read as follows:
    3  S 13.42 INTEGRATED HOUSING PLAN.
    4    (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILI-
    5  TIES ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIVISION OF HOUSING
    6  AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, AND THE  MOST  INTEGRATED  SETTINGS  COORDINATING
    7  COUNCIL AND OTHER AGENCIES AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER
    8  SHALL ESTABLISH A PLAN TO INCREASE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH
    9  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES.  THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
   10  TO:
   11    (1) THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN  INVENTORY  OF  AFFORDABLE  AND
   12  ACCESSIBLE RENTAL UNITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES;
   13  AND
   14    (2)  IDENTIFICATION  OF STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING
   15  OR ELIGIBLE FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED (HCBS) WAIVERS TO LIVE IN THEIR
   16  OWN HOME, LEASED APARTMENT, OR FAMILY'S HOME, WHEN SUCH A  PLACEMENT  IS
   17  THEIR  INFORMED  CHOICE  AND  THE MOST INTEGRATED SETTING APPROPRIATE TO
   18  THEIR NEEDS. ANY SUCH STRATEGIES AT A MINIMUM SHALL ADDRESS:
   19    (I) FACILITATING  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL
   20  DISABILITIES, INCLUDING STUDENTS TRANSITIONING FROM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
   21  TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOME OR APARTMENT AND AWAY FROM THEIR
   22  PARENTAL HOME;
   23    (II)  INCREASING  THE  STOCK OF AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE RENTAL UNITS
   24  FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES;
   25    (III) INCREASING AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR INDIVID-
   26  UALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15154-02-4
       S. 7431--A                          2
    1    (IV) BUILDING UNDERSTANDING AND  AWARENESS  OF  INFORMED  CHOICES  FOR
    2  INDEPENDENT  LIVING  AMONG  INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
    3  FAMILIES  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  ORGANIZATION,  DEVELOPERS  AND  MEDICAID
    4  SERVICE COORDINATORS;
    5    (V) REVIEWING AND EVALUATING POTENTIAL FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY CHANG-
    6  ES  THAT  WILL  FACILITATE INCREASED ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
    7  AND SUPPORTS THAT PERMIT INDIVIDUALS TO CHOOSE MORE  INDEPENDENT  LIVING
    8  OPTIONS; AND
    9    (VI) ASSESSING AND ADVANCING COORDINATED PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
   10    (B) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILI-
   11  TIES ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIVISION OF HOUSING
   12  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  AND  THE MOST INTEGRATED SETTINGS COORDINATING
   13  COUNCIL AND OTHER AGENCIES AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER
   14  SHALL DEVELOP THE PLAN WITH INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING  INDIVID-
   15  UALS  WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF INDIVID-
   16  UALS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES,  ADVOCATES  AND  PROVIDERS   OF
   17  SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
   18    (C)  THE PLAN REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND
   19  SUBMITTED TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER  OF  THE
   20  ASSEMBLY  AND  THE  CHAIRS  OF  APPROPRIATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING
   21  COMMITTEES, AND POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF  THE  OFFICE  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH
   22  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE CENTERS
   23  FOR  MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES' APPROVAL OF THE STATE'S 1915(B)/(C)
   24  HCBS WAIVER APPLICATION.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.