Assembly Bill A243

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Expands volunteerism by making use of AARP's database and institutes volunteer certificate programs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2517
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง203, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7914, S2027
2011-2012: A6243, S2688
2013-2014: A2450, S5396
2017-2018: A9660, S2236
2019-2020: S5022
2021-2022: S5420
2023-2024: S7919

2015-A243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands volunteerism by making use of the databases of statewide aging organizations, and institutes volunteer certificate programs which train volunteers and individuals in programs to use the volunteers.

2015-A243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   243

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC,  KAVANAGH,  FINCH, LUPARDO, MARKEY --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ, McKEVITT, RIVERA  --  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.
              

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