A880-2011 Actions

• Jun 16, 2011: substituted by s1303
• Jun 16, 2011: rules report cal.360
• Jun 16, 2011: reported
• Jun 16, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Apr 12, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to aging

A880-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          880
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER, DINOWITZ, BROOK-KRASNY, O'DONNELL, GOTT
 FRIED,  ROSENTHAL, TITONE, JAFFEE, RAIA, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by
 -- M. of A. BOYLAND, FINCH, GLICK, McENENY, PAULIN, PHEFFER,  ROBINSON
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
 AN  ACT  to amend the elder law, in relation to adding a requirement for
 the state office for the aging to report on the delivery  of  services
 to  and needs of traditionally underserved populations in their annual
 report to the governor and legislature
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 213 of the elder
 law is amended to read as follows:

 (c) Include [recommendation] RECOMMENDATIONS for expanding  or  repli
 cating  service  programs that have been determined effective in helping
 needy elderly  remain  in  the  community  and  to  avoid  institutional
 care[.],  INCLUDING  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED AGED
 POPULATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POPULATIONS BASED  ON  RACE,
 CREED,  COLOR,  NATIONAL  ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS,  DISABILITY,  FAMILIAL
 STATUS, AND LANGUAGE; AND
 

S  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section  213 of the elder law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:

 (D) ASSESS THE PROGRESS, PROBLEMS, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROVISIONS
 OF SERVICES TO OLDER PERSONS BY  PROGRAMS  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  OFFICE
 DELIVERED  TO  TRADITIONALLY  UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, AGED POPULATIONS BASED ON ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED  RACE,  CREED,
 COLOR,   NATIONAL   ORIGIN,   SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR
 EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS,  DISABILITY,  FAMILIAL
 STATUS, LANGUAGE, OR PEOPLE WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 OR IS PERCEIVED TO BE A MEMBER OF ANY OF THESE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED
 POPULATIONS.
 

S  3.  Subdivision  3  of  section  213 of the elder law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:

 (K) A REPORT ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF TRADITIONALLY  UNDERSERVED  AGED
 POPULATIONS,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POPULATIONS BASED ON ACTUAL
 OR PERCEIVED RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL  ORIGIN,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,
 GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,  MILITARY STATUS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS,
 DISABILITY, FAMILIAL STATUS, AND LANGUAGE.
 

S 4.  Subdivision 8 of section 203 of the elder law, as added by chap
 ter 48 of the laws of 2007, is renumbered subdivision 9 and a new subdi
 vision 10 is added to read as follows:

 10. THE DIRECTOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED, TO  THE  EXTENT  APPROPRIATIONS
 ARE  AVAILABLE  THEREFOR, TO ESTABLISH GRANTS TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGAN
 IZATION, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS,  TO  PROVIDE  TRAINING,
 OUTREACH  AND  EDUCATION  TO AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE
 ENTITIES WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND  TRANS
 GENDER SENIOR POPULATIONS.
 

S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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