H7168

	2014 -- H 7168
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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:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 42-66 of the General Laws entitled "Elderly Affairs Department" is
2	hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
3	42-66-18. Handicap accessible parking spaces at housing for the elderly. – (a) For the
4	purposes of this section "housing for the elderly" means private and public housing complexes
5	designated by the federal government as housing for the elderly located in the state.
6	(b) Facilities which meet the criteria for "housing for the elderly" as defined herein shall
7	designate a minimum number of its facility parking spaces as handicapped assessable, and shall
8	meet all of the requirements of the "Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA), of 1990, 42 U.S.C.
9	12101, et al., as amended.
10	(c) The minimum number of parking spaces so designated shall be based upon the
11	number of residents at the facility with motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards or
12	motorcycle stickers issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 28 of title 31 by the division of
13	motor vehicles or other department with appropriate authority to issue such placards.
14	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ELDERLY AFFAIRS
	DEPARTMENT
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1	This act would require that facilities designated as housing for the elderly designate a
2	minimum number of their parking spaces as handicapped accessible, based upon the number of
3	residents at the facility with motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards or motorcycle
4	stickers.
5	This act would take effect upon passage.
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