Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 07, 2012 |
referred to aging delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 04, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.221 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 14, 2011 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.184 rules report cal.184 reported |
Jun 13, 2011 |
reported referred to rules |
Apr 12, 2011 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 28, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A6750
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RODRIGUEZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Aileen Gunther
Rory Lancman
Nelson Castro
Robert Castelli
multi-Sponsors
Jeffrion Aubry
Edward Braunstein
James F. Brennan
John Ceretto
2011-A6750 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A6750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6750 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 28, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the establishment of a senior center council THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 216 to read as follows: S 216. SENIOR CENTER COUNCIL. 1. DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE SENIOR CENTER COUNCIL CONVENED BY THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 2. MEMBERSHIP. THE SENIOR CENTER COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF TEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR WHO SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIR. THESE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE OPERATION OF SENIOR CENTERS AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THEREIN. MEMBERS SHALL ALSO BE BROADLY REPRESEN- TATIVE OF OLDER ADULT GROUPS AND ALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE STATE. AT LEAST TWO OF THESE MEMBERS SHALL BE OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY-TWO. 3. COMPENSATION. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER THAN THE DIRECTOR, SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 4. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE TO (A) PROVIDE A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF CHALLENGES FACING SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE AND DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS; (B) SUPPORT SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF SENIOR CENTERS IN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THE STATE; (C) ENCOURAGE THE SPREAD OF METHODS AND PROGRAMS WITH PROVEN EFFEC- TIVENESS; (D) CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE; AND (E) OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE STATE CAN SUPPORT SENIOR CENTERS AND LOWER BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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