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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S117
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 30th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2025-S117 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §99-ss, St Fin L; add §602, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S8187
2025-S117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 117 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to establishing and funding the close the waitlist fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The Older Americans Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 as part of "The Great Socie- ty". The primary purpose of the Older Americans Act was to support the local provision of quality services to seniors, including home care, meals, preventative medical services, transportation and caregiver assistance. The basic structure of the Older Americans Act and its implementation at the state, city and municipal level has remained largely unchanged for six decades, despite the composition, preponder- ance and needs of Older New Yorkers changing in dynamic fashion. Signif- icant changes are warranted as the senior population in our state is the fastest growing of all segments; in particular those age 80 and above are growing at the swiftest rate of all subgroups. Efforts are underway in the United States congress to modernize the Older Americans Act and provide additional funding to meet historical demand. New York State has undertaken a State Master Plan On Aging Process in recognition of the fact that the system needs to change to ensure that our seniors are empowered, supported and put in a position to thrive. However, irrespec- tive of all these grand designs, there are still tens of thousands of individuals who, for decades, have been waitlisted for senior services and thousands more who when they hear they will be put on a waitlist, decline to be added for fear they will die before services are rendered. The purpose of this bill is to close the waitlist forever, by providing necessary, modest funding from specific sources. This investment will EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00262-01-5
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