Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 09, 2014 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 05, 2014 |
print number 591a |
Feb 05, 2014 |
amend and recommit to aging |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to aging |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A591A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Alec Brook-Krasny
2013-A591 - Details
2013-A591 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 591 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the tracking and reporting of elder abuse; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 473 of the social services law are renumbered subdivisions 7 and 8 and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 6. (A) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "OFFICE") SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, COLLECT DATA ON ELDER ABUSE POSSESSED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMI- NAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, THE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING THE INCIDENCE OF ELDER ABUSE AMONG THE ELDERLY. THE OFFICE SHALL CREATE INTERAGENCY REPORTING SYSTEMS THAT CONTAIN A UNIFORM SET OF STANDARDS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE SUCH DATA. FURTHERMORE, THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, SHALL ESTAB- LISH A DEFINITION FOR ELDER ABUSE AND THE MINIMUM AGE OF AN ELDERLY PERSON, THAT ENABLES THE OFFICE TO ACCURATELY COMPARE SIMILAR DATA FROM DIFFERENT STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, THE OFFICE AND THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, IN ESTABLISHING THE DEFI- NITION OF ELDER ABUSE, MAY INCORPORATE THE TYPES OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, ACTIVE AND PASSIVE NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. (B) COUNTY AND CITY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES, ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES UNITS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULTS UNITS SHALL REPORT INCIDENCES OF ELDER ABUSE, AS DEFINED BY THE OFFICE, TO THE OFFICE IN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Alec Brook-Krasny
Didi Barrett
multi-Sponsors
Raymond Walter
2013-A591A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A591A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 591--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the tracking and reporting of elder abuse; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 of section 473 of the social services law are renumbered subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 and a new subdivi- sion 6 is added to read as follows: 6. (A) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "OFFICE") SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, COLLECT DATA ON ELDER ABUSE POSSESSED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMI- NAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, THE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING THE INCIDENCE OF ELDER ABUSE AMONG THE ELDERLY. THE OFFICE SHALL CREATE INTERAGENCY REPORTING SYSTEMS THAT CONTAIN A UNIFORM SET OF STANDARDS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE SUCH DATA. FURTHERMORE, THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, SHALL ESTAB- LISH A DEFINITION FOR ELDER ABUSE AND THE MINIMUM AGE OF AN ELDERLY PERSON, THAT ENABLES THE OFFICE TO ACCURATELY COMPARE SIMILAR DATA FROM DIFFERENT STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, THE OFFICE AND THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, IN ESTABLISHING THE DEFI- NITION OF ELDER ABUSE, MAY INCORPORATE THE TYPES OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, ACTIVE AND PASSIVE NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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