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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ELDERLY AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Fellela, Serpa, O'Brien, and Ajello

     Date Introduced: January 23, 2014

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-66 of the General Laws entitled "Elderly Affairs Department" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     42-66-18. Handicap accessible parking spaces at housing for the elderly. – (a) For the

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purposes of this section "housing for the elderly" means private and public housing complexes

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designated by the federal government as housing for the elderly located in the state.

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     (b) Facilities which meet the criteria for "housing for the elderly" as defined herein shall

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designate a minimum number of its facility parking spaces as handicapped assessable, and shall

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meet all of the requirements of the "Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA), of 1990, 42 U.S.C.

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12101, et al., as amended.

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     (c) The minimum number of parking spaces so designated shall be based upon the

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number of residents at the facility with motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards or

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motorcycle stickers issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 28 of title 31 by the division of

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motor vehicles or other department with appropriate authority to issue such placards.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ELDERLY AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT

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     This act would require that facilities designated as housing for the elderly designate a

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minimum number of their parking spaces as handicapped accessible, based upon the number of

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residents at the facility with motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards or motorcycle

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stickers.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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