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Senate Bill S4288

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for designation of agency on aging in city of Yonkers

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2009-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5451
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง214, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1017, A2470, A9007
2013-2014: A2791
2015-2016: A2074
2017-2018: A2638
2019-2020: A1828
2021-2022: A1708
2023-2024: A4557
2025-2026: A7477

2009-S4288 (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).

2009-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4288

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 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.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07835-01-9

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