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Senate Bill S2030

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relating to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs"

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2009-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A426
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง219, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6244

2009-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs".

2009-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2030

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. GOLDEN, FUSCHILLO, GRIFFO, LANZA, LARKIN, MORAHAN,
  PADAVAN, SKELOS, VOLKER -- 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 grants established for
  local elderly abuse education and outreach programs  like  the  "Triad
  Programs"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 219 of the elder law is amended to
read as follows:
  3. (a) As part of the program, the director may award grants to quali-
fied designated agencies to establish local elderly abuse education  and
outreach  programs.  Grants  may  also  be  awarded to expand or enhance
existing programs.   [(b)] In making such  grants,  the  director  shall
consider:
  (1) the need within the jurisdiction of the designated agency for such
education and outreach;
  (2) the manner in which the designated agency proposes to provide such
education and outreach;
  (3)  the  capacity of the designated agency to coordinate its services
with health, human service and law enforcement and public agencies which
provide services or assistance  to  the  elderly,  including  the  local
department of social services adult protective services unit; and
  (4) any other criteria determined by the director to be appropriate.
  (B)  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL ADDITIONALLY MAKE GRANTS TO DESIGNATED AGEN-
CIES, STATE AND LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICIALS,  AND  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS,  AS  APPROPRIATE, TO IMPLEMENT "TRIAD PROGRAMS" DEVELOPED
AND CREATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION
EIGHT  HUNDRED  FORTY-FOUR-B  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE LAW. THE DIRECTOR SHALL
DISTRIBUTE SUCH FUNDS BASED ON A FORMULA USING THE  GEOGRAPHIC  DISTRIB-
UTION OF ELDERLY PERSONS WITHIN THE STATE AND A MINIMUM BASE ALLOCATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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