Senate Bill S884

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    884
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN -- 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 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]
   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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   (i) an overview of the history, unique needs, and concerns of lesbian,
 gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, gender  non-conforming  and  gender
 non-binary older adults;
   (ii)  reasons why lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, gender
 non-conforming and gender non-binary older  adults  may  choose  not  to
 self-identify; and
   (iii)  tools  that  may be used to incorporate lesbian, gay, bisexual,
 transgender, asexual, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary  older
 adult  concerns  into direct care and steps that may be taken to improve
 the quality of services and support provided[.]; AND
   18. TO, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT,
 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE ON EXPANDING ENCORE
 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE STATE, TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE
 OR  OLDER  TO ESTABLISH SMALL BUSINESSES. THE DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT
 OF EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT SHALL ESTABLISH  AN  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  TO
 CARRY  OUT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION. SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  PROFESSIONALS,
 SMALL  BUSINESS  SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, SENIOR CITIZENS ORGANIZATIONS, AND
 SUCCESSFUL ENCORE ENTREPRENEURS. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  THE
 TERM  "ENCORE  ENTREPRENEUR"  SHALL  MEAN A PERSON FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER WHO IS STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE  TERM
 "SMALL BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE,
 INDEPENDENTLY  OWNED  AND  OPERATED  AND  EMPLOYS  NOT  MORE  THAN FIFTY
 PERSONS.
   § 2. Section 134 of the economic development law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. INITIATE AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER REGARD-
 ING  THE  TRANSITION FROM A CURRENT JOB, RETIREMENT OR OTHER LIFE STATUS
 TO AN ENCORE ENTREPRENEUR AND SMALL  BUSINESS  DEVELOPER.  SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL ADDRESS THE UNIQUE ISSUES FACED BY SUCH ENTREPRENEURS AND IDENTIFY
 AND DISSEMINATE HELPFUL AND RELEVANT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST
 SUCH  INDIVIDUALS WITH SUCH TRANSITION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION
 THE TERM "ENCORE ENTREPRENEUR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON FIFTY YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER WHO IS STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE  TERM
 "SMALL BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE,
 INDEPENDENTLY  OWNED  AND  OPERATED  AND  EMPLOYS  NOT  MORE  THAN FIFTY
 PERSONS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such date.