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Oct 17, 2022 | approval memo.21 signed chap.573 delivered to governor |
May 11, 2022 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.131 substituted for a7855 |
Feb 28, 2022 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 03, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
Feb 02, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
Feb 01, 2022 | 1st report cal.378 |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to aging returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 17, 2021 | referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 22, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
Feb 10, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
Feb 09, 2021 | 1st report cal.328 |
Feb 01, 2021 | print number 78a |
Feb 01, 2021 | amend and recommit to aging |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to aging |
senate Bill S78A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S78 - Details
S78 - Summary
Clarifies the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, defining it to mean the need caused by non-economic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently.
S78 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S78 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to clarifying the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 203 of the elder law ("Programs for the aging") to state that for the purposes of the New York State Office for the Aging administering the federal Older Ameri- cans Act of 1965, the tern "greatest social need" shall mean the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently. Such non-economic factors include physical or mental disability, language barriers, and cultural or social isolation caused by racial and ethnic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV stats.
S78 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 78 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 clarifying the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 203 of the elder law is amended to read as follows: 1. The office shall submit to the federal department of health, educa- tion and welfare a state plan for purposes of the federal [older] OLDER Americans [act] ACT of 1965 and subsequent amendments thereto. The office shall be the single state agency for supervising the adminis- tration of such plan and shall be primarily responsible for coordination of state programs for the aging for purposes of such federal act. The office shall act for the state in any negotiations relative to the submission and approval of such plan and may make such arrangements, not inconsistent with law, as may be required by or pursuant to federal law to obtain and retain such approval and to secure for the state the bene- fits of the provisions of such federal act. FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADMIN- ISTERING THE FEDERAL OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 AND SUBSEQUENT AMEND- MENTS THERETO, THE TERM "GREATEST SOCIAL NEED" SHALL MEAN THE NEED CAUSED BY NON-ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT RESTRICT AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PERFORM NORMAL DAILY TASKS OR THAT THREATEN HIS OR HER CAPACITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND CULTURAL OR SOCIAL ISOLATION CAUSED BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDEN- TITY OR EXPRESSION, OR HIV STATUS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
S78A (ACTIVE) - Details
S78A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Clarifies the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, defining it to mean the need caused by non-economic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently.
S78A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S78A SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to clarifying the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 203 of the elder law ("Programs for the aging") to state that for the purposes of the New York State Office for the Aging administering the federal Older Ameri- cans Act of 1965, the tern "greatest social need" shall mean the need caused by noneconomic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten his or her capacity to live independently. Such non-economic factors include physical or mental disability, language barriers, and cultural or social isolation caused by racial and ethnic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV scats.
S78A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 78--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to clarifying the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 203 of the elder law is amended to read as follows: 1. The office shall submit to the federal department of health, educa- tion and welfare a state plan for purposes of the federal [older] OLDER Americans [act] ACT of 1965 and subsequent amendments thereto. The office shall be the single state agency for supervising the adminis- tration of such plan and shall be primarily responsible for coordination of state programs for the aging for purposes of such federal act. The office shall act for the state in any negotiations relative to the submission and approval of such plan and may make such arrangements, not inconsistent with law, as may be required by or pursuant to federal law to obtain and retain such approval and to secure for the state the bene- fits of the provisions of such federal act. FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADMIN- ISTERING THE FEDERAL OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 AND SUBSEQUENT AMEND- MENTS THERETO, THE TERM "GREATEST SOCIAL NEED" SHALL MEAN THE NEED CAUSED BY NON-ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT RESTRICT AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PERFORM NORMAL DAILY TASKS OR THAT THREATEN HIS OR HER CAPACITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND CULTURAL OR SOCIAL ISOLATION CAUSED BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC STATUS, SEXU- AL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, OR HIV STATUS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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