(a)  In order to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of elderly citizens who are residents of housing for the elderly, the director shall establish a grant program to assist in providing security at housing for the elderly complexes.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.1-3

  • Director: shall mean the director of the department of elderly affairs or the director's designee. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.1-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Housing for the elderly: shall mean private and public housing complexes designated by the federal government as housing for the elderly located in the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.1-2

(b)  Participation in the program shall be voluntary. The owner, manager, or governing body of a housing complex for the elderly shall apply to the director to be part of the program.

(c)  The director shall require each complex that participates in the program to submit satisfactory evidence of a periodic and ongoing resident security educational program and a safety and security plan.

(d)  The director shall establish regulations to require each housing for the elderly complex, as part of its tenant acceptance process, to review and consider any notice provided to the housing complex as required in subsection 42-56-10(23) concerning the tenant’s or prospective tenant’s status on parole and recommendations, if any, regarding safety and security measures.

History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 540, § 4.