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- Advanced to third reading
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Designates the month of May as elder appreciation month
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to designating the month of May as Elder Appreciation Month
Purpose or general idea of bill
Designates the month of May as Elder Appreciation Month in celebration of their tireless volunteer work within our communities and years of overall good citizenry.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill amends the executive law by adding section 168-b.
Subdivision 1 defines the term "month of commemoration" as a calendar month designated by section 168, gubernatorial proclamation or a joint house resolution.
Subdivision 2 clarifies the "month of commemoration" as a designation only for recognition and special honor and not a holiday.
Subdivision 3 declares May for the annual commemoration of our elders.
Justification
Since childhood we have all been taught to respect our elders. We respect them for their honesty, dedication, and tireless efforts to make our communities a better place to live. After spending much of their lives as valuable members of the American work force, it is our elders who relentlessly volunteer their time working in schools, hospitals, senior centers and many other venues within their communities, In fact, nearly half of all Americans age 55 and over volunteered at least once in the past year. Of Americans 75 and older, 43% volunteered in the past year. The next few years are important because the first of the Baby Boom generation begin to turn 60, With 77 million Baby Boomers approaching retirement, it is essential that we acknowledge the profound impact this change will have on our State and our Nation.
Prior legislative history
S.1148 - 2007-2008 Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall become a law.
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