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Assembly Actions -
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| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to aging |
| May 06, 2021 |
print number 7312a |
| May 06, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to aging |
| May 05, 2021 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A7312A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FRONTUS
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
2021-A7312 - Details
2021-A7312 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7312
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 5, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing elder abuse
prevention training
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 214-c of the executive law, as added by chapter 184
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
§ 214-c. Elder abuse awareness AND PREVENTION TRAINING. 1. The super-
intendent, in cooperation with the state office for the aging and the
office of children and family services, shall, for all members of the
division of state police:
[(1)] A. develop, maintain and disseminate educational material relat-
ing to abuse of adults, including physical abuse, sexual abuse,
emotional abuse, active neglect, passive neglect, self neglect, and
financial exploitation, as such terms are defined in section four
hundred seventy-three of the social services law, and
[(2)] B. establish and implement written procedures and policies in
the event a member of the division of state police encounters such
abuse, including the provision of information and referral.
2. A. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO TRAIN SENIOR
SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE DETECTION AND REPORTING OF ELDER ABUSE. SUCH
PROGRAM SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TRAINING ON THE COUNSELING OF ELDER ABUSE
VICTIMS.
B. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REQUIRE THAT EMPLOYEES OF SENIOR CENTERS
AND EMPLOYEES OF ENTITIES THAT CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE
AGING AND THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO PROVIDE SERVICES
TO SENIOR CITIZENS, BE TRAINED IN ELDER ABUSE DETECTION, REPORTING AND
COUNSELING, AND RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL REFRESHER TRAINING REGARDING THE
SAME AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, IF SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS OR IS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03877-01-1
2021-A7312A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A7312A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7312--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 5, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to providing elder abuse
prevention training
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 219-a to
read as follows:
219-A. ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING. 1. THE DIRECTOR
SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
AND THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE:
(A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL RELATING TO
ABUSE OF ADULTS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL
ABUSE, ACTIVE NEGLECT, PASSIVE NEGLECT, SELF NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN-
TY-THREE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,
(B) ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR SENIOR
CENTERS AND CONTRACTORS IN THE EVENT EMPLOYEES OF SENIOR CENTERS AND
EMPLOYEES OF ENTITIES THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ENCOUNTERS SUCH ABUSE, INCLUDING THE
PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND
(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE OFFICE FROM UTILIZING
MATERIALS IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS TITLE.
2. (A) THE DIRECTOR SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO TRAIN SENIOR SERVICE
PROVIDERS IN THE DETECTION AND REPORTING OF ELDER ABUSE. SUCH PROGRAM
SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TRAINING ON THE COUNSELING OF ELDER ABUSE VICTIMS.
(B) THE DIRECTOR SHALL REQUIRE THAT EMPLOYEES OF SENIOR CENTERS AND
EMPLOYEES OF ENTITIES THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, BE
TRAINED IN ELDER ABUSE DETECTION, REPORTING AND COUNSELING, AND RECEIVE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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