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A2638Assembly2017-2018 Session

Yonkers Senior Agency Approved

Official title

“Provides for designation of agency on aging in city of Yonkers”

Sponsor J. Gary PretlowAD-89
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill allows the city of Yonkers to designate its own agency as an area agency on aging under state law.

Why it matters

  1. Empowers local control. By letting Yonkers designate its own agency as the area agency on aging, the city can more directly address the unique needs of its aging population, rather than relying on broader county-level agencies.

  2. Potential for tailored services. Yonkers could develop and implement aging programs that are more responsive to city-specific demographics, challenges, and community resources.

  3. May impact funding and resources. With its own designated agency, Yonkers could receive direct federal and state funding under the Older Americans Act, potentially increasing resources available for senior services within the city.

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Yonkers Senior Agency Approved

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member · Assembly District 89

Chair, Ways and Means

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History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
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Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2638

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 20, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to designated agencies in the city of Yonkers

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 214 of the elder law is amended to read as follows:

(a) "Designated agency" shall mean an agency which is designated by the chief executive officer of the county if there be one, or otherwise the governing board of such county, or the chief executive officer of the city of New York or the city of Yonkers, or the governing board of an Indian tribal council; which is either a unit of county government or the city of New York or an Indian tribal organization or a private nonprofit agency, and which is the area agency on aging created pursuant to the federal older Americans act of 1965.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05221-01-7

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