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                                 7612--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, BARRON, LINARES, ARROYO, BLAKE, BRIN-
  DISI,  CAHILL, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, GALEF, KAMINSKY, McDONALD, MOSLEY,
  SILVER,   SEAWRIGHT,    SIMON,    SKOUFIS,    GOTTFRIED,    ROSENTHAL,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, SKARTADOS, ORTIZ, MILLER, JOYNER -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.    ABBATE, PERRY, PERSAUD, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Aging  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in  relation  to  the  authority  of  the
  office  for  the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating
  to elder abuse

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  14 and subdivision 15 of
section 202 of the elder law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 14 as amended
and subdivision 15 as added by chapter 263 of  the  laws  of  2011,  are
amended and a new subdivision 16 is added to read as follows:
  (b) make recommendations, in consultation with the division of housing
and  community  renewal,  to  the governor and legislature for assisting
mixed-use age-integrated housing  development  or  redevelopment  demon-
stration  projects in urban, suburban and rural areas of the state.  The
director of the office for the aging and secretary of state shall estab-
lish an advisory  committee  for  purposes  of  this  subdivision.  Such
committee  shall  include, but not be limited to, top representatives of
local  government,  senior  citizen  organizations,  developers,  senior
service providers and planners; [and]
  15.  to  periodically,  in  consultation  with  the  state director of
[veteran's] VETERANS' affairs,  review  the  programs  operated  by  the
office  to ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran population
are being met and to develop  improvements  to  programs  to  meet  such
needs[.]; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10894-03-5
              

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  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, 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  COUNSELING,  AND  ASSISTANCE
WITH  ARRANGING PERSONAL CARE AND SHELTER.  SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: PRINTED EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS;
AUDIO,  VIDEO, ELECTRONIC, OTHER MEDIA; AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
OR ADVERTISEMENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.