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Assembly Bill A4002

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a locator technology advisory council

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2009-A4002 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4089
2013-2014: A5025
2015-2016: A2610

2009-A4002 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a locator technology advisory council to advise the office for the aging on locator technology for use by persons afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, dementia and/or other afflictions, or by their families or caretakers.

2009-A4002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4002

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. ARROYO, DESTITO, McENENY, MOLINARO -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the elder law, in relation to establishing a locator
  technology advisory council

  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. LOCATOR TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTAB-
LISHED IN THE OFFICE A LOCATOR TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ADVISE THE
OFFICE  ON  LOCATOR TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING GLOBAL POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY,
FOR USE BY PERSONS AFFLICTED BY  ALZHEIMER'S  DISEASE,  DEMENTIA  AND/OR
OTHER AFFLICTIONS, OR BY THEIR FAMILIES OR CARETAKERS, WHO WOULD BENEFIT
FROM  THE  APPROPRIATE  USE  OF  SUCH  TECHNOLOGIES.  SUCH COUNCIL SHALL
CONSIST OF EIGHT PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WHOM FOUR SHALL BE
MEMBERS OF ADVOCACY GROUPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S  DISEASE  OR
DEMENTIA  OR  FOR  SENIORS  IN THIS STATE, AND FOUR SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS
WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF LOCATOR SYSTEMS
AND/OR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY. THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY
COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR  THEIR  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO
THIS  SECTION,  BUT  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEIR ACTUAL
AND  NECESSARY  TRAVELING  AND  OTHER  EXPENSES  INCURRED  BY  THEM   IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION.
  2.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL,  AFTER  INVESTIGATION AND UPON MAJORITY VOTE,
FORWARD TO THE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  LOCATOR  TECHNOLOGY  MODELS
AVAILABLE  FOR  PURCHASE  BY  INDIVIDUALS  THAT IN THE ESTIMATION OF THE
COUNCIL WOULD BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE
AFFLICTED  BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, DEMENTIA AND/OR OTHER AFFLICTIONS. IF
THE DIRECTOR SHALL AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, HE OR SHE MAY PROMUL-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07114-01-9

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