S1017-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO AGING
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO AGING

S1017-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1017

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the elder law, in relation to designated agencies in
the city of Yonkers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To amend the law to enable the City of Yonkers to be designated as an
area agency on the aging.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill amends paragraph (a) of Subdivision 1 of Section 214 of the
Elder Law to allow the City of Yonkers to be designated as an area
agency on aging pursuant to the 1965 federal Older Americans Act.

JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, senior citizen funding is allocated by a county area agency
on the aging. This measure would give the City of Yonkers, which is
larger than many counties, the ability to receive direct funding for
programs for the aging. Since cities such as Yonkers contain a
growing population of senior citizens, this should lead to an
increase in funding and available programs for a population with
significant unmet needs.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2009/2010 - S.4288 - Died - Finance

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

N one to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

S1017-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1017
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 designated agencies in the
 city of Yonkers
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 214 of the elder
 law is amended to read as follows:

 (a) "Designated agency" shall mean an agency which  is  designated  by
 the  chief executive officer of the county if there be one, or otherwise
 the governing board of such county, or the chief  executive  officer  of
 the  city  of New York OR THE CITY OF YONKERS, or the governing board of
 an Indian tribal council; which is either a unit of county government or
 the city of New York or an Indian tribal organization or a private  non
 profit agency, and which is the area agency on aging created pursuant to
 the federal older Americans act of 1965.
 

S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04036-01-1

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