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NY S04908
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Fahy
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AI Summary
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Creates an Innovative Housing Initiative through the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) enabling individuals with developmental disabilities to live independently in residential environments with support services including staffing support and social engagement opportunities
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Allows residential environments to include leased units, cooperative interests, or condominiums, with ownership or lease held by the person with a disability, a trust, or another entity on their behalf
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Requires the person with a developmental disability and their qualified representative to make all decisions about residential environment selection, housemates, and determination of ability to live independently with supports
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Directs OPWDD to coordinate with the Department of Health within 30 days of enactment to determine if federal waivers are needed, with any required state plan amendments or waiver applications to be submitted within 12 months
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Exempts housing development fund corporations formed under this initiative from certain General Business Law filing requirements when supervised by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal with a monitoring agreement from a qualified nonprofit
Legislative Description
Relates to the creation of an innovative housing initiative for persons with a developmental disability who wish and are able to safely reside in such a setting; directs the division of housing and community renewal to establish guidelines for the dissemination of disclosure materials for the offer and sale of interests in residential environments formed under the innovative housing initiative; creates an exemption from certain filing requirements for residential environments that are formed as cooperative interests in realty for persons receiving services under the innovative housing initiative.
Last Action
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
1/7/2026