Senate Bill S1753

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the state office for the aging to review programs addressing the needs of the aging veteran population

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A544 - 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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2011-S1753 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A544
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11225

2011-S1753 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state office for the aging to review programs addressing the needs of the aging veteran population.

2011-S1753 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1753 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1753

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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 requiring the state office
  for the aging to review programs addressing the  needs  of  the  aging
  veteran population

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 13 and 14 of section 202  of  the  elder  law,
subdivision 13 as amended and subdivision 14 as added by section 24-d of
part  B  of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007 and paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 14 as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of 2010, are amended and a
new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
  13. to conduct a program of education and information on age discrimi-
nation and the preparation and filing of complaints relating to  persons
sixty years of age or older; [and]
  14. to, in cooperation with the department of state:
  (a)  prepare  or  cause  to  be prepared and made available to cities,
towns and villages model zoning  and  planning  guidelines  that  foster
age-integrated  communities  including provisions to allow for accessory
senior citizen units in areas zoned for single family residences and for
mixed-use development accommodating senior citizen residential  housing;
and
  (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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04507-01-1

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