Assembly Bill A10291

                             
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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2026
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to establish the caregiver coordinating commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Caregiver  coordinating  commission.  1.  There is hereby
 established a caregiver coordinating commission to coordinate  statewide
 planning, development, and implementation of caregiver support services,
 including  respite care, for informal family caregivers caring for those
 across the lifespan. The commission shall consist of  members  appointed
 by the governor and be led by the office for the aging. All appointments
 shall be made within thirty days of the effective date of this act.
   2.  The commission shall, within twenty days following the appointment
 of all its members, elect a chair from among such members.
   3. The commission shall study, examine and review the  issues  related
 to caregiving, including, but not limited to:
   (a) Gathering caregiver feedback and concerns using various approaches
 and disseminating relevant information about available services, includ-
 ing respite care;
   (b)  Exploring  and analyzing effective respite care programs in other
 states;
   (c) Creating a caregiver support model consisting of best practices in
 New York and other states;
   (d)  Providing  an  ongoing  analysis  of  best  practices,  including
 informal  caregiver  support  programs  in New York and other states and
 programs that support caregivers in the workplace;
   (e) Coordinating activities of existing and proposed informal caregiv-
 er support services among state and local municipalities;
   (f) Continually researching funding opportunities;
   (g) Determining unmet needs and funding priorities;
   (h) Monitoring and implementing the commission's recommendations;
   (i) Providing an annual policy review; and
   (j) Annual strategic planning.
   4. For the purposes of this act, "caregiver" means a person who:

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

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   (a) assumes responsibility  for  the  care  of  a  vulnerable  elderly
 person,  or  an  incompetent or physically disabled person pursuant to a
 court order; or
   (b)  receives  monetary  or other valuable consideration for providing
 care for a vulnerable elderly person, or an  incompetent  or  physically
 disabled person.
   5. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recommen-
 dations  to the governor no later than one hundred eighty days after the
 effective date of this act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.