Senate Bill S554

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the office for the aging and the department of economic development to expand encore entrepreneurship in the state, to empower individuals fifty years of age or older to establish small businesses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S554 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, El L; amd §134, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S884

2021-S554 - Summary

Directs the office for the aging and the department of economic development to expand encore entrepreneurship in the state, to empower individuals fifty years of age or older to establish small businesses.

2021-S554 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S554 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    554
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 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  and  the  economic  development  law,  in
   relation to encore entrepreneurship

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 16 and 17 of section 202  of  the  elder  law,
 subdivision  16  as  amended and subdivision 17 as added by section 1 of
 subpart J of part XX of chapter 55 of the laws of 2020, are amended  and
 a new subdivision 18 is added 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]
   17. subject to an appropriation, make available to designated agencies
 as  defined  in  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section two hundred
 fourteen of this title, a training program for the  purpose  of  raising
 awareness,  removing  barriers  and  improving services for older adults
 based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or  expression  as
 defined  in  section  two  hundred ninety-two of the executive law. Such
 training program may include:

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

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2021-S554A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, El L; amd §134, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S884

2021-S554A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office for the aging and the department of economic development to expand encore entrepreneurship in the state, to empower individuals fifty years of age or older to establish small businesses.

2021-S554A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S554A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  554--A
     Cal. No. 584
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Aging  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Aging in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee  and
   committed  to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
   vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law and the economic development law, in
   relation to encore entrepreneurship
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  16  and 17 of section 202 of the elder law,
 subdivision 16 as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2022 and subdivi-
 sion 17 as added by section 1 of subpart J of part XX of chapter  55  of
 the  laws of 2020, are amended and a new subdivision 18 is added 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, which includes
 identity theft, 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 coun-
 seling, 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]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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