To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for training for employees of public housing agencies regarding issues relating to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elder persons.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that public housing agencies administering Section 8 housing assistance programs train all their employees on recognizing and responding to signs of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly residents. Housing agencies must also consult annually with local elder abuse organizations, state and tribal agencies, and multidisciplinary teams when designing the training.
Who Benefits and How
Elderly residents of Section 8 housing benefit from stronger protections against abuse, neglect, and exploitation, as housing agency staff will be better equipped to identify warning signs and intervene. Elder abuse prevention organizations benefit from a mandated consultation role in training design.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Public housing agencies bear the administrative and financial costs of developing and delivering mandatory annual training to all employees. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development bears the responsibility of enforcing the new training requirement. Taxpayers indirectly fund the additional training costs through the public housing system.
Key Provisions
- Mandates employee training on prevention, identification, and intervention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation for all public housing agency staff
- Requires annual consultation with local elder abuse organizations, multidisciplinary teams, and state, local, or tribal agencies when designing training programs
- Uses definitions of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and elder person from Section 2011 of the Social Security Act
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires public housing agencies administering Section 8 housing assistance to provide training to all employees on the prevention, identification, and intervention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Social Welfare, Elder Care
Primary Purpose
Requires public housing agencies administering Section 8 housing assistance to provide training to all employees on the prevention, identification, and intervention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Policy Domains
Elder Abuse Prevention in Public Housing Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Elderly Section 8 housing residents
- Elder abuse prevention organizations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Public housing agencies
- HUD (Secretary enforcement role)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Defined by reference to Section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j).
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