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BILL S17-2013: Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens where their rent is more than one-half of their income
Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one-half of their income.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S17A-2013: Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one half of their income
Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one-half of their income.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S147-2013: Requires the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers
Requires the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers; provides that such guide shall be available on the websites of the state office for the aging, the department of labor and the department of state.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S149-2013: Relates to notice and filing of application for a real property tax exemption for senior citizens
Provides additional notice of the real property tax exemption for senior citizens under section 467 of the real property tax law and requires municipal corporations to permit late filings within 60 days of the statutory deadline from persons previously granted such exemption.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S151-2013: Enacts the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership act and establishes a state senior housing opportunities partnership authority
Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; provides that such authority will finance or collaborate in the financing of senior housing opportunities facility projects.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S263-2013: Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate in the state office for the aging
Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate within the state office for the aging; provides that the senior tenants' advocate shall assist senior citizen tenants in resolving complaints they may have with the New York state division of housing and community renewal, landlord disputes, rent increases, and other housing related matters; provides that the governor shall appoint the senior tenants' advocate.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S314-2013: Creates the Mature Workers Support Program
Provides for the establishment of guides containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature workers.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S439-2013: Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases
Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases under provisions applicable to senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE).
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S637-2013: Makes reclassification of rent controlled dwelling retroactive to time of decrease in income of members of household of dwelling
Makes reclassification of rent controlled dwelling retroactive to time of decrease in income of members of household of dwelling.
Sponsor: STAVISKY
Committee: AGING
BILL S644-2013: Reduces from one-third to one-fourth of income the applicability of the senior citizens' rent increase exemption
Provides that the tax abatements for certain rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens commonly known as the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) shall be applicable where the rent constitutes more than one-fourth rather than one-third of the tenant's income.
Sponsor: STAVISKY
Committee: AGING
BILL S792-2013: Establishes a senior housing task force
Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of the seniors in those areas and resources available in those different areas.
Sponsor: DIAZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S881-2011: Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund
Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.
Sponsor: GOLDEN
Committee: AGING
BILL S1094-2013: Prohibits rescinding certain real property tax exemptions on real property owned by siblings
Provides for a real property tax exemption on real property owned by siblings, one of whom is over 65, once granted, shall not be rescinded solely because of the death of the older sibling as long as the surviving sibling owner is at least 62.
Sponsor: MAZIARZ
Committee: AGING
BILL S1218-2013: Provides for annual adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption by any increase in the consumer price
Provides for annual adjustment by the commissioner of housing and community renewal of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and for the municipal property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI).
Sponsor: PERKINS
Committee: AGING
BILL S1237-2013: Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers
Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers.
Sponsor: PERKINS
Committee: AGING
BILL S1298-2013: Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program
Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for both comprehensive and catastrophic coverages to no more than five percent of the eligible participant's gross income.
Sponsor: STAVISKY
Committee: AGING
BILL S1304-2013: Increases the income limits on the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program to $37,500 for single and $65,000 for married couples
Increases the income limits on the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program to $37,500 for single and $65,000 for married couples.
Sponsor: STAVISKY
Committee: AGING
BILL S1417-2013: Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living
Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living.
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY
Committee: AGING
BILL S1765-2013: Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption
Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept applications for the basic STAR exemption and the enhanced STAR exemption for senior citizens after the taxable status date for such municipality and before January tenth of the following year.
Sponsor: LAVALLE
Committee: AGING
BILL S1862-2013: Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee
Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee.
Sponsor: RANZENHOFER
Committee: AGING