Directs the office for people with developmental disabilities to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing, implementing and expanding additional housing models that support independent living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; requires the office to submit a report on such study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
Impact
The proposed legislation includes amendments to the mental hygiene law and the general business law, facilitating the establishment of cooperative housing interests for those receiving services under the initiative. By allowing individuals to lease or own property, this initiative maximizes independence and integrates support into residential environments, which is crucial for persons looking to live more autonomously. The bill seeks to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities have varied living arrangements suited to their needs, including support staff and opportunities for community engagement.
Summary
A09194 is a legislative bill introduced in New York aimed at creating an Innovative Housing Initiative for individuals with developmental disabilities who desire to live independently. The bill addresses the growing need for alternative housing models to alleviate the housing crisis facing this demographic, allowing for more independent living options. This initiative will enable individuals to choose their residential environments with appropriate support services provided through the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
Contention
Some points of contention surrounding A09194 relate to the balance between providing adequate oversight of these new residential models and the need for individuals to have control over their living situations. Concerns may arise regarding the adequacy of support services and protections for residents within these innovative housing models. Additionally, ensuring non-discrimination in housing practices is crucial, as the bill emphasizes that residential environments must not discriminate based on race, disability, or other protected characteristics.
Same As
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.
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the activities of the council, and to make such report public.
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the activities of the council, and to make such report public.
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual comprehensive summary of information about its activities to the office for people with developmental disabilities' website, in an accessible format.
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual comprehensive summary of information about its activities to the office for people with developmental disabilities' website, in an accessible format.
Directs the department of labor and the office for people with developmental disabilities to study and report on the wages earned by those who help, assist, support, and/or work with the developmentally disabled.
Ensures that the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities provide materials to individuals in English and the top six languages spoken in the state.
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to issue a residential request list and placement report to the governor, the senate and the assembly.
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to issue a residential request list and placement report to the governor, the senate and the assembly.
Establishes the "blue-ribbon commission on the future of New York state's service delivery system for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities act" to conduct a study and prepare a report to examine, evaluate and make recommendations for systemic reforms to ensure a sustainable set of supports and services that meets the evolving needs of all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
Requires the Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to provide care for certain persons with developmental disabilities who have been admitted to hospitals or psychiatric facilities on an emergency basis.