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                                  554--A
     Cal. No. 584
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Aging  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Aging in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee  and
   committed  to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
   vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law and the economic development law, in
   relation to encore entrepreneurship
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  16  and 17 of section 202 of the elder law,
 subdivision 16 as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2022 and subdivi-
 sion 17 as added by section 1 of subpart J of part XX of chapter  55  of
 the  laws of 2020, are amended and a new subdivision 18 is added to read
 as follows:
   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
 abuse, identification of potential causes of elder abuse, which includes
 identity theft, resources available to assist in the prevention of elder
 abuse, where suspected elder abuse can be reported, contact  information
 for  programs  offering services to victims of elder abuse such as coun-
 seling, and assistance with arranging personal care and shelter.    Such
 campaign  may  include,  but  not be limited to: printed educational and
 informational materials; audio,  video,  electronic,  other  media;  and
 public service announcements or advertisements; [and]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   17. subject to an appropriation, make available to designated agencies
 as  defined  in  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section two hundred
 fourteen of this title, a training program for the  purpose  of  raising
 awareness,  removing  barriers  and  improving services for older adults
 based  on  their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as
 defined in section two hundred ninety-two of  the  executive  law.  Such
 training program may include:
   (i) an overview of the history, unique needs, and concerns of lesbian,
 gay,  bisexual,  transgender,  asexual, gender non-conforming and gender
 non-binary older adults;
   (ii) reasons why lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual,  gender
 non-conforming  and  gender  non-binary  older  adults may choose not to
 self-identify; and
   (iii) tools that may be used to incorporate  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual,
 transgender,  asexual, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary older
 adult concerns into direct care and steps that may be taken  to  improve
 the quality of services and support provided[.]; AND
   18.  TO,  IN  COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE ON EXPANDING ENCORE
 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE STATE, TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE
 OR OLDER TO ESTABLISH SMALL BUSINESSES. THE DIRECTOR AND  THE  PRESIDENT
 OF  EMPIRE  STATE  DEVELOPMENT  SHALL ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO
 CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  SUCH  COMMITTEE  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS,
 SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, SENIOR CITIZENS  ORGANIZATIONS,  AND
 SUCCESSFUL  ENCORE  ENTREPRENEURS.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION THE
 TERM "ENCORE ENTREPRENEUR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON FIFTY  YEARS  OF  AGE  OR
 OLDER  WHO IS STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE TERM
 "SMALL BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE,
 INDEPENDENTLY OWNED  AND  OPERATED  AND  EMPLOYS  NOT  MORE  THAN  FIFTY
 PERSONS.
   §  2. Section 134 of the economic development law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. INITIATE AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER REGARD-
 ING THE TRANSITION FROM A CURRENT JOB, RETIREMENT OR OTHER  LIFE  STATUS
 TO  AN  ENCORE  ENTREPRENEUR  AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPER. SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL ADDRESS THE UNIQUE ISSUES FACED BY SUCH ENTREPRENEURS AND IDENTIFY
 AND DISSEMINATE HELPFUL AND RELEVANT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST
 SUCH INDIVIDUALS WITH SUCH TRANSITION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVISION
 THE TERM "ENCORE ENTREPRENEUR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER  WHO IS STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE TERM
 "SMALL BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE,
 INDEPENDENTLY OWNED  AND  OPERATED  AND  EMPLOYS  NOT  MORE  THAN  FIFTY
 PERSONS.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.