Senate Bill S1062

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of the caregiving economy

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • 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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2023-S1062 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4-D §§147 - 147-c, amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9271

2023-S1062 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "office of the caregiving economy", for the purpose of promoting and supporting the state's caregiving needs by developing the caregiving economy in the state.

2023-S1062 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1062 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1062
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
   ing the office of the caregiving economy

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
 article 4-D to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 4-D
                     OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 SECTION 147. DEFINITIONS.
         147-A. OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY ESTABLISHED.
         147-B. DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE.
         147-C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
   § 147. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF  THE  CAREGIVING  ECONOMY  ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  "DIRECTOR"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
   3. "CAREGIVING ECONOMY" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE THE INDUSTRY OF  DIRECT
 CARE, HOME CARE, CHILD CARE, ADULT CARE, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT RESIDEN-
 TIAL  HEALTH  CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED
 ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, FAMILY CAREGIVERS, AND OTHER  ENTITIES  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR THAT SUPPORT FORMAL AND INFORMAL CAREGIVING.
   § 147-A. OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY ESTABLISHED. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT AN OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE STATE'S CAREGIVING NEEDS
 BY DEVELOPING THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY IN THE STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00583-01-3
 S. 1062                             2
              

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