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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5681--A
                                                                Cal. No. 393
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 17, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. BRENNAN, GOTTFRIED, KAVANAGH, PHEFFER, MILLMAN,
          CARROZZA,  MAISEL,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  ESPAILLAT,  DINOWITZ,  CASTRO  --
          Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. ALFANO, BENJAMIN, BOYLAND, DenDEKKER,
          DESTITO, JACOBS, JAFFEE, JOHN,  LANCMAN,  MAGEE,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,

          MENG,  PERRY,  SWEENEY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Aging -- reported from committee, advanced to a third
          reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
          order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
          fee schedule for the use, maintenance and repair of  air  conditioners
          in adult homes
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 461-q of the  social  services  law,  as  added  by
     2  section  46  of  part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2004, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    § 461-q.  Temperature  standards  in  adult  homes,  enriched  housing
     5  programs and residences for adults.  1. The commissioner of health shall

     6  promulgate  rules  and  regulations with respect to an allowable temper-
     7  ature in all areas occupied by residents  of  an  adult  home,  enriched
     8  housing  program  and residence for adults, including any areas intended
     9  for use by its residents in common including auditoriums, meeting  rooms
    10  and  cafeterias.    One common room in such adult home, enriched housing
    11  program and residence for adults shall be  required  to  be  air  condi-
    12  tioned.
    13    2.  The  commissioner  of  health is hereby authorized and directed to
    14  establish a schedule of fees for the use, maintenance and repair of  air
    15  conditioners used by residents of adult homes, enriched housing programs
    16  and  residences  for adults provided by any means other than through the
    17  enhancing abilities and life experience (EnAbLe) program. In determining

    18  the amount of such fees, the commissioner of health shall  consider  the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06726-02-0
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     1  variable  nature of the market price of energy and shall annually adjust
     2  such schedule of fees to account for such  variability  and  for  annual
     3  inflation, s determined from the increase in the consumer price index as
     4  reported  by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Depart-
     5  ment of Labor.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
     7  have become a law.