NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1301

Senate Bill S1301

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the duty of office for the aging to provide certain information relating to services through electronic means

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2019-S1301 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Aging
Law Section:: Elder Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §202, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S7744
2021-2022: S2823

2019-S1301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the duty of the office for the aging to provide certain information relating to services through electronic means including a mobile application.

2019-S1301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1301

SPONSOR: SERINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the duties of the office
for the aging to provide certain information relating to services
through electronic means

 
PURPOSE:

To require the Office for the Aging to provide information related to
aging services and eligibility on a mobile device application and on a
compatible platform on the office's website.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Requires the Office for the Aging to offer information
regarding aging services and eligibility on a mobile device application
and on a compatible platform on the office's website.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In May of last year, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA)
announced the development of an aging services mobile app that would
connect older New Yorkers, as well as their families and caregivers,
with live, local resources, such as local offices for the aging, senior
centers, farmers' markets, caregiver services, Alzheimer's Association
chapters, and more. The mobile app was made available for IOS and
Android devices, however no corresponding web based platform was devel-
oped, and some seniors have indicated that they have difficulty navigat-
ing the office's website to find everything they are looking for.  While
the mobile app is certainly a positive step forward for connecting our
increasingly tech-savvy seniors with these critical resources, some have
bemoaned the lack of availability for those without a smartphone.

According to the Pew Research Center, a study found a little more than
40% of seniors own smartphones, which means more than half of the senior
population is excluded from any resource offered solely on a mobile app.
Of particular concern is the income disparity among seniors with regards
to the possession of smartphones. The study found that while over 81% of
seniors with a household income greater than $75,000 owned a smartphone,
fewer than 30% of seniors with a household income below $50,000 owned
one. This is especially problematic given that it is low-income seniors
who are often in most need of these services.

By requiring NYSOFA to develop a compatible and comprehensive platform
on the office's website to complement the information currently avail-
able on the aging services mobile app, more seniors will have access to
easy to find information and resources that will help them remain in
their communities.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.7744 Advanced to Third Reading

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S1301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1301
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the duties of  the  office
   for  the  aging  to  provide  certain information relating to services
   through electronic means

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 202 of the elder law is amended to
 read as follows:
   9.  to  serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to the needs
 of the aging INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A  MOBILE
 DEVICE  APPLICATION  TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION RELATED TO AGING SERVICES
 AND ELIGIBILITY, AS WELL AS A COMPATIBLE AND COMPREHENSIVE  PLATFORM  ON
 THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06814-01-9

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