Bill Text: NY S07176 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a sexual discrimination training program within the state office for the aging.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-27 - referred to aging [S07176 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07176-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7176

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 10, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the state office  for  the
          aging  sexual  discrimination  training program; and to repeal certain
          provisions of such law related thereto

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivisions  15  and 16 of section 202 of the elder law,
     2  subdivision 15 as amended by section 31-b of part AA of  chapter  56  of
     3  the laws of 2019, and subdivision 16 as added by chapter 455 of the laws
     4  of  2016,  are  amended  and  a  new  subdivision 17 is added to read as
     5  follows:
     6    15. to periodically, in consultation with the state director of veter-
     7  ans' services, review the programs operated by the office to ensure that
     8  the needs of the state's aging veteran population are being met  and  to
     9  develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; [and]
    10    16.  to  the  extent appropriations are available, and in consultation
    11  with the office of children and family services, conduct a public educa-
    12  tion campaign that  emphasizes  zero-tolerance  for  elder  abuse.  Such
    13  campaign shall include information about the signs and symptoms of elder
    14  abuse,  identification  of  potential  causes  of elder abuse, resources
    15  available to assist in the prevention of elder  abuse,  where  suspected
    16  elder  abuse  can be reported, contact information for programs offering
    17  services to victims of elder abuse such as  counseling,  and  assistance
    18  with arranging personal care and shelter. Such campaign may include, but
    19  not  be  limited  to:  printed  educational and informational materials;
    20  audio, video, electronic, other media; and public service  announcements
    21  or advertisements[.]; and
    22    17. subject to an appropriation, make available to designated agencies
    23  as  defined  in  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section two hundred
    24  fourteen of this title, a training program for the  purpose  of  raising
    25  awareness,  removing  barriers  and  improving services for older adults
    26  based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or  expression  as

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  defined  in  section  two  hundred ninety-two of the executive law. Such
     2  training program may include:
     3    (i) an overview of the history, unique needs, and concerns of lesbian,
     4  gay,  bisexual,  transgender,  asexual, gender non-conforming and gender
     5  non-binary older adults;
     6    (ii) reasons why lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual,  gender
     7  non-conforming  and  gender  non-binary  older  adults may choose not to
     8  self-identify; and
     9    (iii) tools that may be used to incorporate  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual,
    10  transgender,  asexual, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary older
    11  adult concerns into direct care and steps that may be taken  to  improve
    12  the quality of services and support provided.
    13    §  2. Subdivisions 13 and 14 of section 203 of the elder law, as added
    14  by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the elder law relating to the
    15  state office for the aging sexual discrimination  training  program,  as
    16  proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5958 and A. 7593, are REPEALED.
    17    §  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    18  manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the elder law relating
    19  to the  state  office  for  the  aging  sexual  discrimination  training
    20  program,  as  proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5958 and A. 7593,
    21  takes effect.