Assembly Actions -
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Sep 23, 2011 |
signed chap.547 |
Sep 12, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2011 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.360 substituted for a880 |
Jun 14, 2011 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2011 |
ordered to third reading cal.1151 |
Jun 11, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S1303
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2011-S1303 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1303 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1303 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require the State Office of the Aging to assess the needs of and delivery of services to traditionally under served populations and to provide technical assistance to organizations that provide services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender senior populations. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill requires that the State Office of the Aging, in its annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, include recommendations for expanding or replicating service programs to 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. The bill requires that the State Office of the Aging, in its annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, assess the progress,
2011-S1303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1303 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- 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 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 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: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00689-01-1
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