§ 42-66.1-3. Program established.
(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.
(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.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act
Section 42-66.1-1. - Short title.
Section 42-66.1-2. - Definitions.
Section 42-66.1-3. - Program established.
Section 42-66.1-4. - Cost of security program — Matching funds.
Section 42-66.1-5. - Duties of the director.
Section 42-66.1-6. - Security personnel and equipment.
Section 42-66.1-7. - Continuing powers of state and local police.
Section 42-66.1-8. - Federally designated elderly housing complexes.
Section 42-66.1-9, 42-66.1-10. - Repealed.
Section 42-66.1-11. - Penalty — Procedure — Designated account.