Senate Bill S7959

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee

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  • 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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2009-S7959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11306
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3337, A1128
2013-2014: S1862, A6966
2015-2016: S877, A4945
2017-2018: S3709, A5147
2019-2020: S3953

2009-S7959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee.

2009-S7959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 7959                                                 A. 11306

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2010
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M.  of
  A.  Castelli, Dinowitz, Ortiz, Espaillat) -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing  a  veterans'
  gerontological advisory committee

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

  Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  224  to
read as follows:
  S 224. VETERANS' GERONTOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE  OFFICE  A  VETERANS'  GERONTOLOGICAL  ADVISORY
COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN  NINETEEN  MEMBERS  TO  BE
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A
TERM  OF  SIX  YEARS  AND  MAY  SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN.
MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT SALARY. ANY MEMBER CHOSEN TO FILL A  VACANCY
CREATED  OTHERWISE THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THE
UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE MEMBER HE OR SHE IS TO SUCCEED. A CHAIRPERSON  AND
VICE-CHAIRPERSON  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR, AND THE COMMITTEE
SHALL BE COMPRISED OF:
  (A) TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR,  BOTH  OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE
VETERANS;
  (B) NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING:
  (1)  AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A PHYSICIAN IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY
CARE GERIATRIC MEDICINE;
  (2) AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A RESEARCHER IN THE FIELD OF  SOCIAL
GERONTOLOGY;
  (3) AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A GERIATRIC NURSE PRAC-
TITIONER;
  (4) AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A CLINICAL PRACTITIONER OF GERIATRIC
PSYCHIATRY;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17157-01-0
              

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