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Assembly Bill A4603
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A4603 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4603 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the home repair services for the elderly program within the office for the aging to provide grants to local agencies for the aging for the provision of home repair services to persons 60 years of age or older to allow such persons to comfortably and safely remain in their homes.
2011-A4603 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4603 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing the home repair services for elderly program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 224 to read as follows: S 224. HOME REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "ADVISORY COMMITTEE" SHALL MEAN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONVENED BY THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. (B) "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING. (C) "HOME REPAIR SERVICE" SHALL MEAN A DEMAND BASED SERVICE FOR OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONSTRUCTION, IN OR AROUND THE HOME, TO IMPROVE SAFETY OR MOBILITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INSTALLATION OF GRAB BARS, RAILINGS, RAMPS, LIGHTING, OR SMOKE OR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS; UPGRADING NONCOMPLIANT HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS OR ELECTRICAL FIXTURES; AND THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF MALFUNCTIONING DOORS OR WINDOWS; (2) REPAIRS, IN OR AROUND THE HOME, TO IMPROVE SAFETY OR MOBILITY; (3) SUPPLY OF MATERIALS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIRS, IN OR AROUND THE HOME; AND (4) MAINTENANCE, IN OR AROUND THE HOME, THAT IS EITHER REQUIRED BY THE OLDER ADULT'S COMMUNITY; NECESSARY FOR SAFETY OR INTEGRAL IN MAINTAINING PROPERTY OR PRESERVING ITS VALUE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YARD WORK, SNOW REMOVAL AND GUTTER MAINTENANCE; OR OTHER UPKEEP TO THE PREM- ISES. (D) "IN OR AROUND THE HOME" SHALL MEAN REAL PROPERTY WHERE AN OLDER ADULT RESIDES AND IS OWNED, LEASED OR RENTED BY SUCH ADULT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08845-01-1
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