NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5907

Senate Bill S5907

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 17, 2023	approval memo.30 signed chap.661
Nov 13, 2023	delivered to governor
May 31, 2023	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.358 substituted for a5520
May 17, 2023	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 15, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 10, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 09, 2023	1st report cal.773
Mar 22, 2023	referred to aging

Votes

- May 17, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S5907
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 17, 2023
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Cooney
      
      Gounardes
  May 9, 2023 - Aging Committee Vote
  S5907
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Aging Committee Vote: May 9, 2023
      
      aye (7)
      
      Ashby
      
      Brisport
      
      Cleare
      
      Felder
      
      May
      
      Rolison
      
      Serrano

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2023-S5907 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5520
Law Section:: Elder Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §209, Eld L

2023-S5907 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state office for the aging to conduct a study on the number of older adults residing in naturally occurring retirement communities or neighborhood naturally occurring retirement communities who are suffering from social isolation and loneliness; makes related provisions.

2023-S5907 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5907

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the naturally occurring
retirement community supportive service program; in relation to author-
izing the study of the number of senior citizens residing in naturally
occurring retirement communities who are suffering from loneliness and
social isolation; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions
upon the expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to collect information on social isolation
and loneliness in older adults.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill authorizes and directs the State Office for the
Aging (SOFA) to conduct a study on the number of older adults residing
in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) or Neighborhood

NORCs who are suffering from social isolation and loneliness.

Section 2 of the bill requires the Director of SOFA to submit the finds
of the study to the Governor and Legislature on or before one year after
the effective date of this act.

Section 3 of the bill would add the number of residents who are suffer-
ing from social isolation and loneliness and the services being provided
to residents to the report the director prepares to the Governor and
Legislature every five years on the effectiveness of NORCs.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A 2020 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine states that more than one-third of adults aged 45 and older
feel lonely, and nearly one-fourth of adults aged 65 and older are
considered to be socially isolated. The Center for Disease Control
states that social isolation and loneliness are associated with a 50%
increase risk in dementia and premature death, as well as higher rates
of depression, anxiety, and suicide. This bill will ensure accurate data
is being collected on social isolation and loneliness to help ensure the
needs of older adults in these communities are being met.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S5907 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5907
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  naturally  occurring
   retirement  community  supportive  service  program;  in  relation  to
   authorizing the study of the number of  senior  citizens  residing  in
   naturally  occurring  retirement  communities  who  are suffering from
   loneliness and social isolation;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of
   certain provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state office for the aging is authorized  and  directed
 to  conduct  a study on the number of older adults residing in naturally
 occurring retirement communities  or  neighborhood  naturally  occurring
 retirement communities who are suffering from social isolation and lone-
 liness.  Such  study  shall include, but not be limited to the number of
 members of such communities suffering from social isolation  or  loneli-
 ness,  current  programs  or  services seeking to alleviate these condi-
 tions, and additional programs or services that could be implemented.
   § 2. On or before one year after the effective date of this  act,  the
 director  of  the  office for the aging shall submit the findings of the
 study conducted pursuant to section one of this act and any  recommenda-
 tions  he  or  she  deem  to be necessary to the governor, the temporary
 president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. Subdivision 8 of section 209 of the  elder  law,  as  amended  by
 section  1  of  part  S of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
 read as follows:
   8. On or before March first, two thousand  nineteen,  and  every  five
 years  thereafter,  the  director  shall  report to the governor and the
 finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of  the
 assembly concerning the effectiveness of the naturally occurring retire-
 ment  community  supportive services program in achieving the objectives
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09943-01-3

 S. 5907                             2
 
 set forth by this section, which include helping to address the needs of
 residents in such classic and neighborhood naturally  occurring  retire-
 ment  communities, assuring access to a continuum of necessary services,
 increasing private, philanthropic and other public funding for programs,
 and  preventing unnecessary hospital and nursing home stays.  The report
 shall also include recommendations concerning continuation or  modifica-
 tion  of  the  program from the director. The director shall provide the
 required information and any other information deemed appropriate to the
 report in such form and detail as will be helpful to the legislature and
 the governor in determining to extend, eliminate or modify  the  program
 including, but not limited to, the following:
   (a)  the number, size, type and location of the projects developed and
 funded, including the number, kinds  and  functions  of  staff  in  each
 program;
   (b)  the age, sex, religion and other appropriate demographic informa-
 tion concerning the residents served;
   (c) the services provided to residents, reported in such manner as  to
 allow comparison of services by demographic group and region;
   (d) a listing of the services provided by eligible applicants, includ-
 ing the number, kind and intensity of such services; [and]
   (e) a listing of partner organizations providing services, the number,
 kind and intensity of such services, and, to the extent practicable, the
 outcomes of such referrals; AND
   (F)  THE  NUMBER  OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SOCIAL ISOLATION
 AND LONELINESS AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  provisions  of sections one and two of this act shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on the thirtieth day after the delivery of the report to
 the governor and the legislature as provided for in section two of  this
 act; provided, further, that the state office for the aging shall notify
 the legislative bill drafting commission upon the delivery of the report
 provided for in section two of this act in order that the commission may
 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 of  the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of  the
 public officers law.

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