Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 06, 2021 |
approval memo.55 signed chap.655 |
Nov 29, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 08, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.124 substituted for a1994 |
Mar 04, 2021 |
referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 02, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 01, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 26, 2021 |
1st report cal.191 |
Jan 13, 2021 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S1560
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
2021-S1560 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1560 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1560 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to incorporating identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to protect seniors from fraudulent use of personal information by authorizing support services on identity theft through non-profit agencies and the state police. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a definition of "elder abuse and exploitation" to subdivi- sion 1 of section 209 of the elder law and incorporates identity theft in the list of eligible support services through the naturally occurring
2021-S1560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1560 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to incorporating identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 209 of the elder law is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows: (I) "ELDER ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION" SHALL MEAN ANY KNOWING OR INTEN- TIONAL ACT BY A PERSON WHICH CAUSES HARM OR A SERIOUS RISK OF HARM TO AN OLDER ADULT INCLUDING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, OR FINANCIAL HARM, OR HARM RELATED TO IDENTITY THEFT, OR NEGLECT, ABANDONMENT OR CONFINEMENT. § 2. Subdivision 16 of section 202 of the elder law, as amended by section 1 of subpart J of part XX of chapter 55 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 16. to the extent appropriations are available, and in consultation with the office of children and family services, conduct a public educa- tion campaign that emphasizes zero-tolerance for elder abuse. Such campaign shall include information about the signs and symptoms of elder abuse, identification of potential causes of elder abuse, resources available to assist in the prevention of elder abuse, where suspected elder abuse can be reported, contact information for programs offering services to victims of elder abuse such as counseling, and assistance with arranging personal care and shelter. Such campaign may include, but not be limited to: printed educational and informational materials; audio, video, electronic, other media; and public service announcements or advertisements[; and]. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ELDER ABUSE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS THE TERM "ELDER ABUSE OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04758-01-1
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