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| Jun 15, 2017 | referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate |
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| May 23, 2017 | reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 04, 2017 | referred to aging |
senate Bill S507
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Ruben Diaz
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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S507 (ACTIVE) - Details
S507 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S507 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to provide assistance for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Elder Law by adding a new section 224. Authorizes the State Office for the Aging (SOFA) to establish a Grandparent Caregiver Support program to provide support services for grandparents and other older relatives who are providing primary care for a child. Allows for the creation of grandparent caregiver resource centers by local Area Agencies on Aging, provides information and referral for grandparent caregivers, provides technical assistance and training for grandparent caregiver support groups, provides counseling for grandparent caregivers, and provides publications related to the services available to grandparent caregivers. Section 2. Effective Date.
S507 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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507
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- 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:
§ 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
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