Assembly Bill A1708

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for designation of agency on aging in city of Yonkers

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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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2021-A1708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §214, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5451
2011-2012: A2470, A9007
2013-2014: A2791
2015-2016: A2074
2017-2018: A2638
2019-2020: A1828
2023-2024: A4557

2021-A1708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows chief executive officer of city of Yonkers to designate an agency on aging for purposes of county plans under community services for the elderly program (1965 federal older Americans act).

2021-A1708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1708
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to designated agencies in the
   city of Yonkers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 214 of the elder
 law is amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Designated agency" shall mean an agency which  is  designated  by
 the  chief executive officer of the county if there be one, or otherwise
 the governing board of such county, or the chief  executive  officer  of
 the  city  of New York OR THE CITY OF YONKERS, or the governing board of
 an Indian tribal council; which is either a unit of county government or
 the city of New York or an Indian tribal organization or a private  non-
 profit agency, and which is the area agency on aging created pursuant to
 the federal older Americans act of 1965.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00014-01-1

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