Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 07, 2018 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A11136
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
O'DONNELL
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
2017-A11136 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A11136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11136 I N A S S E M B L Y June 7, 2018 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. O'Donnell) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to a pilot program to create an elder court THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new article 5-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 5-C ELDER COURT PILOT PROGRAM SECTION 178. DEFINITION. 178-A. ELDER COURT PILOT PROGRAM. § 178. DEFINITION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE "ELDER COURT" SHALL REFER TO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING WHEN THEY ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY PENDING IN THE COUNTY: AN ELDER ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR CRIMINAL CASE INVOLV- ING A CARETAKER COMMENCED IN A CRIMINAL COURT; AND A CASE COMMENCED IN SUPREME OR FAMILY COURT THAT INVOLVES A PARTY OR WITNESS IN THE ELDER ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CRIMINAL CASE. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PROMULGATE THROUGH RULES AND REGULATIONS ANY OTHER ELDER COURT ELIGIBLE CASE. § 178-A. ELDER COURT PILOT PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL ESTABLISH AN ELDER COURT PILOT PROGRAM TO OPERATE IN UP TO SIX COUNTIES IN THE STATE TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SENIOR-SPECIFIC JUDICIAL PROGRAMMING IN THE STATE. FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH AND AGREEMENT OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT IN WHICH A COUNTY IS LOCATED, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRA- TOR, BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, MAY ESTABLISH AN ELDER COURT PILOT PROGRAM IN SUCH COUNTY, MAKE MONIES AVAILABLE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE ELDER COURT PILOT PROGRAM, AND ASSIGN ONE OR MORE JUDGES OR JUSTICES TO PRESIDE THEREIN. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL ESTABLISH THROUGH RULES AND REGULATIONS EACH PILOT COURT SO AS TO ENSURE THAT CASES PENDING BEFORE IT ARE IDENTIFIED AS ELDER COURT-ELIGIBLE AT THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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