Senate Bill S1557

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers

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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-S1557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1840
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S270, A266, A9073
2013-2014: S865, A1961
2015-2016: S358, A5344
2017-2018: S507, S7222, A10575
2019-2020: S5359, A993
2021-2022: S5596, A736
2023-2024: S2650

2009-S1557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide technical assistance, counseling and other resources.

2009-S1557 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1557

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. DIAZ, ADAMS, DUANE, HUNTLEY, MONTGOMERY, PARKER --
  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 authorizing the state
  office for the aging to implement  a  caregiver  support  program  for
  grandparents and other older relatives who are caring for children

  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. GRANDPARENT CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM. 1. THE DIRECTOR IS HERE-
BY  AUTHORIZED  AND DIRECTED, TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
THEREFOR, TO DEVELOP  AND  ESTABLISH  A  GRANDPARENT  CAREGIVER  SUPPORT
PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO GRANDPARENTS OR
OTHER OLDER ADULT RELATIVE CAREGIVERS WHO ARE PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE FOR
A CHILD.
  2. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "GRANDPARENT OR OTHER OLDER ADULT RELATIVE CAREGIVERS" SHALL MEAN
A GRANDPARENT OR STEPGRANDPARENT OF A CHILD OR A RELATIVE OF A CHILD  BY
BLOOD OR MARRIAGE WHO:
  (I) IS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND
  (II) LIVES WITH THE CHILD, AND
  (III)  PROVIDES  PRIMARY  CARE FOR THE CHILD BECAUSE THE BIOLOGICAL OR
ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO SERVE AS THE  PRIMARY  CARE-
GIVER OF THE CHILD, AND
  (IV)  IS  THE  CUSTODIAN  OR  GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD, OR IS RAISING THE
CHILD INFORMALLY.
  (B) "CHILD" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF  AGE  OR
YOUNGER.
  3.  THE  GRANDPARENT CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03222-01-9

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