[{"type":"bill","id":"S110A-2011","title":"Establishes a senior housing task force","summary":"Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of the seniors in those areas and resources available in those different areas.","billno":"S110A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S112-2011","title":"Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging","summary":"Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging; provides for certification by the director of the office for the aging that a community is advantageous for retirees to live and that such community encourages retirees to reside therein; provides that upon certification, the office for the aging shall provide assistance to the community.","billno":"S112-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S113-2011","title":"Creates a shared housing registry for senior citizens","summary":"Directs the office for the aging to create a shared housing program in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal and to maintain a registry for senior citizens who seek to find housing with seniors; requires references and an acknowledged statement as to whether they have been convicted of certain crimes.","billno":"S113-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S126A-2011","title":"Relates to establishing the New York state seniors trust fund and directing certain moneys to be deposited into such fund","summary":"Relates to establishing the New York state seniors trust fund and directing certain moneys to be deposited into such fund.","billno":"S126A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S270-2011","title":"Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers","summary":"Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide technical assistance, counseling and other resources.","billno":"S270-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S348-2011","title":"Establishes the home delivered meal assistance program","summary":"Establishes the home delivered meal assistance program.","billno":"S348-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S398A-2011","title":"Relates to providing a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities","summary":"Relates to providing a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities.","billno":"S398A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KRUEGER","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S482A-2011","title":"Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program","summary":"Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days prior to the application renewal date.","billno":"S482A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S881-2011","title":"Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund","summary":"Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.","billno":"S881-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S910-2011","title":"Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases","summary":"Increases allowable maximum income (from $20,000 to $50,000) of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases under provisions applicable to senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE).","billno":"S910-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KRUEGER","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S984-2011","title":"Increases income eligibility levels in the EPIC program","summary":"Increases income eligibility levels in the EPIC program from $35,000 to $50,000 for unmarried residents and from $50,000 to $75,000 for married residents.","billno":"S984-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KLEIN","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S985-2011","title":"Makes certain persons who are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage","summary":"Makes certain persons (meeting certain income requirements) who are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.","billno":"S985-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KLEIN","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1017-2011","title":"Provides for designation of agency on aging in city of Yonkers","summary":"Allows chief executive officer of city of Yonkers to designate an agency on aging for purposes of county plans under community services for the elderly program (1965 federal older Americans act).","billno":"S1017-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"STEWART-COUSINS","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1028-2011","title":"Requires certain persons to report financial exploitation of the elderly; repealer","summary":"Requires various persons (similar to child abuse) to report financial exploitation of the elderly (sixty-two or older) to a social services official; directs the commissioner of children and family services to develop rules for the conduct of investigations and the protection of the exploited.","billno":"S1028-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KLEIN","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1040A-2011","title":"Requires the office of children and family services to track and report elder abuse","summary":"Requires the office of children and family services to track and report elder abuse and to issue a biennial report to the governor and legislature regarding the incidence of elder abuse in the state.","billno":"S1040A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KLEIN","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1221A-2011","title":"Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program","summary":"Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for both comprehensive and catastrophic coverages to no more than five percent of the eligible participant's gross income.","billno":"S1221A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"STAVISKY","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1224-2011","title":"Makes reclassification of rent controlled dwelling retroactive to time of decrease in income of members of household of dwelling","summary":"Makes reclassification of rent controlled dwelling retroactive to time of decrease in income of members of household of dwelling.","billno":"S1224-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"STAVISKY","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1251-2011","title":"Relates to the definition of income for purposes of the senior citizen rent increase exemptions (SCRIE) program","summary":"Excludes social security payments and supplemental security income from the definition of \"income\" for the purposes of determining eligibility under the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE).","billno":"S1251-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ADDABBO","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1267A-2011","title":"Relates to the amount of dispensing fees paid to pharmacies in EPIC and Medicaid","summary":"Relates to the amount of dispensing fees paid to pharmacies in EPIC and Medicaid; establishes the dispensing fee at eight dollars per prescription for patients in long term care facilities, intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled, assisted living programs and any other residential care facilities in which prescriptions are dispensed in unit-of-use packaging.","billno":"S1267A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ADDABBO","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1372-2011","title":"Provides for annual adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption by any increase in the consumer price","summary":"Provides for annual adjustment by the commissioner of housing and community renewal of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and for the municipal property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI).","billno":"S1372-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"PERKINS","committee":"AGING"}]