Assembly Bill A7612A

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the office for the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating to elder abuse

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

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2015-A7612 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5328
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, Eld L

2015-A7612 - Summary

Authorizes the office for the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating to elder abuse.

2015-A7612 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7612

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, BARRON, LINARES, ARROYO, BLAKE, BRIN-
  DISI,  CAHILL, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, GALEF, KAMINSKY, McDONALD, MOSLEY,
  SILVER, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law, in relation to the authority of the
  office for the aging to conduct a public education  campaign  relating
  to elder abuse

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of  subdivision  14  and  subdivision  15  of
section 202 of the elder law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 14 as amended
and  subdivision  15  as  added  by chapter 263 of the laws of 2011, are
amended and a new subdivision 16 is added to read as follows:
  (b) make recommendations, in consultation with the division of housing
and community renewal, to the governor  and  legislature  for  assisting
mixed-use  age-integrated  housing  development  or redevelopment demon-
stration projects in urban, suburban and rural areas of the state.   The
director of the office for the aging and secretary of state shall estab-
lish  an  advisory  committee  for  purposes  of  this subdivision. Such
committee shall include, but not be limited to, top  representatives  of
local  government,  senior  citizen  organizations,  developers,  senior
service providers and planners; [and]
  15. to periodically,  in  consultation  with  the  state  director  of
[veteran's]  VETERANS'  affairs,  review  the  programs  operated by the
office to ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran  population
are  being  met  and  to  develop  improvements to programs to meet such
needs[.]; AND
  16. TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATIONS ARE AVAILABLE,  AND  IN  CONSULTATION
WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, CONDUCT A PUBLIC EDUCA-
TION  CAMPAIGN  THAT  EMPHASIZES  ZERO-TOLERANCE  FOR  ELDER ABUSE. SUCH
CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ELDER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10894-02-5

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2015-A7612A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5328
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, Eld L

2015-A7612A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the office for the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating to elder abuse.

2015-A7612A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7612--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, BARRON, LINARES, ARROYO, BLAKE, BRIN-
  DISI,  CAHILL, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, GALEF, KAMINSKY, McDONALD, MOSLEY,
  SILVER,   SEAWRIGHT,    SIMON,    SKOUFIS,    GOTTFRIED,    ROSENTHAL,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SKARTADOS, ORTIZ, MILLER, JOYNER -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.    ABBATE, PERRY, PERSAUD, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Aging  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in  relation  to  the  authority  of  the
  office  for  the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating
  to elder abuse

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  14 and subdivision 15 of
section 202 of the elder law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 14 as amended
and subdivision 15 as added by chapter 263 of  the  laws  of  2011,  are
amended and a new subdivision 16 is added to read as follows:
  (b) make recommendations, in consultation with the division of housing
and  community  renewal,  to  the governor and legislature for assisting
mixed-use age-integrated housing  development  or  redevelopment  demon-
stration  projects in urban, suburban and rural areas of the state.  The
director of the office for the aging and secretary of state shall estab-
lish an advisory  committee  for  purposes  of  this  subdivision.  Such
committee  shall  include, but not be limited to, top representatives of
local  government,  senior  citizen  organizations,  developers,  senior
service providers and planners; [and]
  15.  to  periodically,  in  consultation  with  the  state director of
[veteran's] VETERANS' affairs,  review  the  programs  operated  by  the
office  to ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran population
are being met and to develop  improvements  to  programs  to  meet  such
needs[.]; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10894-03-5

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