What's happening
This bill allows the city of Yonkers to designate agencies for administering programs under the Elder Law, like other counties and New York City.
Why it matters
Grants Yonkers equal authority as other counties and New York City. to select which agency will administer programs for older adults, potentially allowing for more tailored, locally responsive services.
May streamline program delivery and funding. by allowing Yonkers to designate an agency that best fits its unique needs, rather than relying on county-level decisions that may not reflect the city’s specific demographics or challenges.
Could improve accountability and oversight. for elder services within Yonkers, since the city’s chief executive officer would be directly responsible for agency selection and performance, rather than Westchester County officials.
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Agency on Aging for Yonkers
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1828
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2019
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.
LBD05396-01-9
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