| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S3924
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
Actions
2025-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3924
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to authorizing the state
office for the aging to implement a caregiver support program for grand-
parents and other older relatives who are caring for children
PURPOSE:
This bill will ensure that purchasers of cellular applications, games,
and/or ringtones will have the ability to transfer previously purchased
products to phones, which have been upgraded and/or returned to the
cellular company due to defect or other reasons. Furthermore, if the
phone is covered under insurance for loss and/or theft the customer is
entitled to have all previously purchased applications, games, and/or
ringtones installed in their new cellular phone or has the option of
receiving a credit to their account for the purchase amount.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2025-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3924
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 authorizing the state
office for the aging to implement a caregiver support program for
grandparents and other older relatives who are caring for children
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 226 to
read as follows:
§ 226. GRANDPARENT CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM. 1. THE DIRECTOR IS HERE-
BY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
THEREFOR, TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A GRANDPARENT CAREGIVER SUPPORT
PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO GRANDPARENTS OR
OTHER OLDER ADULT RELATIVE CAREGIVERS WHO ARE PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE FOR
A CHILD.
2. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) "GRANDPARENT OR OTHER OLDER ADULT RELATIVE CAREGIVERS" SHALL MEAN
A GRANDPARENT OR STEPGRANDPARENT OF A CHILD OR A RELATIVE OF A CHILD BY
BLOOD OR MARRIAGE WHO:
(I) IS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND
(II) LIVES WITH THE CHILD, AND
(III) PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE FOR THE CHILD BECAUSE THE BIOLOGICAL OR
ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY CARE-
GIVER OF THE CHILD, AND
(IV) IS THE CUSTODIAN OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD, OR IS RAISING THE
CHILD INFORMALLY.
(B) "CHILD" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR
YOUNGER.
3. THE GRANDPARENT CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05404-01-5
S. 3924 2
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