NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3772
SPONSOR: DiPietro TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to funding for the state office for the aging
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide funding to the office for the aging out of any moneys in the
state treasury in the general fund.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Allocates $400,000,000 or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, to the office for the aging for programs and services of the
state.
Section 2: Effective date
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
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JUSTIFICATION:
In rural areas such as Wyoming County, New York, residents were told
their rent would not go up any higher than 3% forever. In 2020 and 2021
the increase was 3%. As of January 2024, as their leases come due the
increase would be 8.5%. That is 26.5% over 5 years. The office of the
aging is a necessary program that helps these senior citizens offset
some of the cost of living through various programs offered.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024- A9375 Referred to Ways and Means
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
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EFFECTIVE DATE:
To take effect April 1, 2025
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3772
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means
AN ACT in relation to funding for the state office for the aging
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The sum of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000), or
2 so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the
3 office for the aging out of any moneys in the state treasury in the
4 general fund, and made immediately available for the programs and
5 services of the state office for the aging. Such moneys shall be payable
6 on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or
7 approved by the director of the state office for the aging in the manner
8 prescribed by law.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2025.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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