Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 28, 2014 |
referred to aging delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 24, 2014 |
advanced to third reading cal.553 |
Apr 07, 2014 |
reported |
Feb 26, 2014 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to aging |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A1130
2013-2014 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
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Aileen Gunther
Joan Millman
Earlene Hooper
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
John Ceretto
Richard Gottfried
N. Nick Perry
2013-A1130 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A1130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1130 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ 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.
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