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NY A04502
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Raia
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AI Summary
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Requires municipalities to conduct a public hearing within 30 days of receiving notice of a proposed community residential facility site and make an approval or rejection decision within 90 days.
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Grants municipalities power to reject proposed facility sites, and requires sponsoring agencies to withdraw plans for rejected sites and wait at least one year before resubmitting for the same location.
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Removes the property tax exemption for community residences operated by companies under Article 75 of the Mental Hygiene Law, making such facilities subject to local taxation.
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Eliminates the existing 40-day response period and site selection negotiation process between municipalities and sponsoring agencies, replacing it with a mandatory public hearing and final municipal approval requirement.
Legislative Description
Requires municipal approval of and a public hearing on the siting of community residential facilities for mentally disabled persons and removes the property tax exemption for such community residential facilities.
Last Action
held for consideration in mental health
3/25/2014