senate Bill S3709

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 15, 2018 referred to aging
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Apr 25, 2018 advanced to third reading
Apr 24, 2018 2nd report cal.
Apr 23, 2018 1st report cal.845
Jan 03, 2018 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 13, 2017 referred to aging
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 29, 2017 advanced to third reading
Mar 28, 2017 2nd report cal.
Mar 27, 2017 1st report cal.515
Jan 26, 2017 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

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Apr 23, 2018 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

S3709
11
0
committee
11
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: Apr 23, 2018

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Mar 27, 2017 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

S3709
13
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committee
13
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: Mar 27, 2017

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S3709 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5147
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7959, A11306
2011-2012: S3337, A1128
2013-2014: S1862, A6966
2015-2016: S877, A4945
2019-2020: S3953

S3709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee.

S3709 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3709

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER,  AVELLA,  FELDER, LARKIN, MARCHIONE,
  MURPHY, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili-
  tary Affairs

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing  a  veterans'
  gerontological advisory committee

  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:
  § 224. VETERANS' GERONTOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE  OFFICE  A  VETERANS'  GERONTOLOGICAL  ADVISORY
COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN  NINETEEN  MEMBERS  TO  BE
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A
TERM  OF  SIX  YEARS  AND  MAY  SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN.
MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT SALARY. ANY MEMBER CHOSEN TO FILL A  VACANCY
CREATED  OTHERWISE THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THE
UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE MEMBER HE OR SHE IS TO SUCCEED. A CHAIRPERSON  AND
VICE-CHAIRPERSON  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR, AND THE COMMITTEE
SHALL BE COMPRISED OF:
  (A) TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR,  BOTH  OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE
VETERANS;
  (B) NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING:
  (1)  AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A PHYSICIAN IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY
CARE GERIATRIC MEDICINE;
  (2) AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A RESEARCHER IN THE FIELD OF  SOCIAL
GERONTOLOGY;
  (3) AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A GERIATRIC NURSE PRAC-
TITIONER;
  (4) AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A CLINICAL PRACTITIONER OF GERIATRIC
PSYCHIATRY;

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

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