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History
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to aging
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to aging
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Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers
In Assembly Committee · Aging · Sponsor Joan Millman
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S865
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 grandparents and other older relatives who are caring for children
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to provide assistance for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends the Elder Law by adding a new section 224. Authorizes the State Office for the Aging (SOFA) to establish a Grandparent Caregiver Support program to provide support services for grandparents and other older relatives who are providing primary care for a child.
Allows for the creation of grandparent caregiver resource centers by local Area Agencies on Aging, provides information and referral for grandparent caregivers, provides technical assistance and training for grandparent caregiver support groups, provides counseling for grandparent caregivers, and provides publications related to the services available to grandparent caregivers.
Section 2. Effective Date
Existing law
None.
Justification
There are over 240,000 children being raised in grandparent-headed households in New York State. Many grandparents assume responsibility for their grandchildren under critical circumstances, such as drug addiction or incarceration of the parents, death of the parents, and mental health or disability issues faced by the parents. However, grandparent caregivers are often unaware of services available to them for assistance. The Grandparent Caregiver Support Program proposed by this legislation would provide grandparent caregivers with the resources and assistance they need to care for their grandchildren.
Prior legislative history
2012: S.270 - Referred to Aging/A.266 - Referred to Aging 2011: S.270 - Reported and Committed to Finance/A.266 - Referred to Aging 2010: S.1557 - Reported and Committed to Finance/A.1840 - Reported, Referred to Ways and Means 2009: S.1557 - Advanced to Third Reading/A.1840 - Reported Referred to Ways and Means 2008: S.8266 - Referred to Aging/A.10013 - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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