Assembly Actions -
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Dec 18, 2013 |
vetoed memo.277 |
Dec 06, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
May 29, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.348 substituted for a2700 |
May 07, 2013 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 29, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 24, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 23, 2013 |
1st report cal.413 |
Feb 12, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 14, 2013 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S2149
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
2013-S2149 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2149 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2149 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing a farm-to-senior program PURPOSE OF BILL: To facilitate and promote the purchase of New York State farm products by senior centers, and other institutions for the aging, under the jurisdiction of the New York State Office for the Aging. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of bill adds a new subdivision 15 to section 202 of the elder law to require the director of the office for the aging to establish a farm-to-senior program to facilitate and promote the purchase of farm products by senior centers and other institutions for the aging under the jurisdiction of the office. The office will make information about New York farm products available to farmers, farm organizations, and institutions for the aging interested in establishing farm-to senior programs. A new subdivision 16 of the Ag & Markets Law would require the establishment of a farm-to-senior program where the Department would gather information from the Office for the Aging regarding senior centers and other aging institutions interested in purchasing NY farm products. This information would be made readily available to
2013-S2149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2149 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing a farm-to-senior program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 14 and subdivision 15 of section 202 of the elder law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 14 as amended and subdivision 15 as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subdivision 16 is added to read as follows: (b) make recommendations, in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal, to the governor and legislature for assisting mixed-use age-integrated housing development or redevelopment demon- stration projects in urban, suburban and rural areas of the state. The director of the office for the aging and secretary of state shall estab- lish an advisory committee for purposes of this subdivision. Such committee shall include, but not be limited to, top representatives of local government, senior citizen organizations, developers, senior service providers and planners; [and] 15. to periodically, in consultation with the state director of [veteran's] VETERANS' affairs, review the programs operated by the office to ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran population are being met and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs[.]; AND 16. (A) IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, TO ESTABLISH A FARM-TO-SENIOR PROGRAM TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE PURCHASE OF NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS BY SENIOR CENTERS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGING UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE. THE OFFICE SHALL MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO FARMERS, FARM ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGING INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING FARM-TO-SENIOR PROGRAMS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04818-01-3
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