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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, KAVANAGH, LUPARDO, FINCH, MARKEY, ABBATE,
  PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  P. LOPEZ,  McKEVITT,
  MILLMAN,  RIVERA, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to volunteer programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 203 of the elder law is amended to
read as follows:
  7.  (A) The director is hereby authorized, within amounts appropriated
therefor, to make grants-in-aid to retired and senior volunteer programs
for the engagement of individuals fifty-five years of  age  or  over  to
serve  as  volunteers  for  the  betterment of their community and them-
selves. Such volunteer activities may include but shall not  be  limited
to  assisting  with the preparation of meals at nutrition sites; leading
activities at child care centers; delivering meals to homebound elderly;
providing telephone reassurance and/or  friendly  visits  to  the  frail
elderly;  tutoring  adults  or children; assisting with services for the
homeless and assisting school districts which request volunteers for the
purpose of notifying a person in parental  relation  to  any  elementary
school  pupil  when such pupil is deemed absent from required attendance
at his or her designated school. The services of these  volunteers  will
be performed in the community where such individuals reside or in nearby
communities. Up to ten percent of such grants-in-aid may be expended for
the  administrative  purposes of such programs, with the approval of the
office. Such grants shall be for a period  of  twelve  months  or  less,
shall  not  be  used  to match other state funds, shall not be used as a
substitute for federal allocations, and shall be made in a manner  which
does not conflict with federal law, rule or regulation pursuant to title
II  of  the  United  States  domestic volunteer services act of nineteen
hundred seventy-three, as amended. Grants may be used to  match  federal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03148-01-3
              

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funds,  but  not  as  a  substitute  for  presently required non-federal
shares. Each grantee shall file reports at such time and containing such
information as the office shall require. For the purpose of  administer-
ing  such  grants-in-aid  the office may make such agreements with other
public agencies as are deemed necessary.
  (B) IN ADDITION TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES CONTAINED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO
OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  OFFICE  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO ENTER INTO A
RELATIONSHIP, DEFINED BY CONTRACT, WITH ONE OR MORE STATEWIDE  ORGANIZA-
TIONS  FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A DATABANK OF INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES TO PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE  NEEDS  OF  THE
AGING,  AND  TO  ESTABLISH,  REPLICATE,  OR ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SUCH VOLUNTEERS AND  PROGRAMS.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL
ESTABLISH  GUIDELINES  FOR  THE  USE  OF  ANY  SUCH  DATABANK, INCLUDING
REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING APPROPRIATE DATA TO BE ENTERED  INTO  THE  DATA-
BANK,  CONFIDENTIALITY,  SCREENING,  ACCESS, CORRECTION OF THE DATA, AND
SUCH OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS THE OFFICE, AFTER CONSULTATION AND  WITH  THE
ADVICE  OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE AGING AND OTHERS, SHALL ESTAB-
LISH. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAINING CURRICULUM SHALL BE  TO  TRAIN,  ON  A
VOLUNTARY  BASIS,  VOLUNTEERS  FOR THE TASKS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN, AND
INDIVIDUALS IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS  IN  EFFECTIVELY  AND  EFFI-
CIENTLY  USING  VOLUNTEERS.  IN DEVELOPING THE CURRICULUM THE OFFICE MAY
CONSULT AND WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES WITH  EXPERTISE  IN  SUCH
TRAINING  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AT  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  powers
and  duties established in paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 203
of the elder law as added by this act shall be effective  on  and  after
the  first  of April occurring at least one year after the date on which
this act shall have become a law.