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History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.571
- Referred to finance
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.399
- Referred to finance
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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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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S785
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to designating the month of May as Elder Appreciation Month
Purpose
Designates the month of May as Elder Appreciation Month in celebration of their tireless volunteer work within our communities and their years of overall good citizenry
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the Executive Law by adding new section 168-b. Subsection 1 defines the term "month of commemoration" as a calendar month designated by this section, a gubernatorial proclamation, or a joint house resolution.
Subdivision 2 clarifies that the "month of commemoration" is a designation for recognition and special honor and not a holiday.
Subdivision 3 declares that the month May of each year shall be known as "Elder Appreciation Month."
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall become a law
Existing law
Currently, there is no statutory mechanism for designating a month of commemoration and there is no month designated as "Elder Appreciation Month."
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. Of Americans 65 and older, 24% volunteered in the past year. Thirty-five percent of Americans age 65 or older volunteered between 100 and 499 hours in the past year. The next few years are important because the first of the Baby Boom generation has begun 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.
Legislative history
2013-4: A.1975 - Passed the Senate both years 2011-2: S.1774 - Passed Senate both years 2010: S.1573 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2009: S.1573 - Referred to Finance
2007-8: S.1148 - Passed Senate both years
Fiscal implications
None to the State
Effective date
This act shall take on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall become a law.
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