| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to aging |
| Jun 17, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6586
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
Actions
2019-S6586 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S6586 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6586
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to report-
ing unmet need for programs and services for the aging
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To increase transparency by requiring area agencies on aging to collect
and report unmet need
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 203 of the Elder Law by adding a new subdivi-
sion 2a which requires all area agencies on aging, including those in
New York City, to collect and report to the State Office for the Aging
(SOFA) the unmet need for each program or service they offer. Defines
unmet need as any eligible individual seeking participation in a program
or service that is turned away or placed on a waiting list due to a lack
of resources or capacity. Requires SOFA to provide a report detailing
the unmet need to the legislature.
2019-S6586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6586
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 17, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to reporting unmet need for
programs and services for the aging
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 203 of the elder law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. EACH AREA AGENCY ON AGING AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION SHALL COLLECT AND REPORT TO THE OFFICE THE UNMET NEED FOR EACH
PROGRAM OR SERVICE OFFERED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, UNMET NEED
SHALL BE DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING PARTIC-
IPATION IN A PROGRAM OR SERVICE AND WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING SUCH PROGRAM
OR SERVICE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES OR CAPACITY. THE OFFICE SHALL
PROVIDE A REPORT DETAILING THE UNMET NEED FOR EACH PROGRAM OR SERVICE TO
THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE NO
LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11493-02-9
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