Directs the senior center council to engage in statewide planning of both a programmatic and fiscal nature to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7160
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 3, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to ensuring the long-term
sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the
state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 216 of the elder law, as added by
2 chapter 399 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
3 4. Purpose. The purpose of the council shall be to (a) provide a forum
4 for discussion of challenges facing senior centers across the state and
5 developing solutions;
6 (b) support sharing of information regarding efficient and effective
7 operation of senior centers in different areas around the state;
8 (c) encourage the spread of methods and programs with proven effec-
9 tiveness;
10 (d) create an environment for peer-to-peer support for senior centers
11 across the state; [and]
12 (e) offer recommendations for how the state can support senior centers
13 and lower barriers to effective service delivery[.]; and
14 (f) engage in statewide planning of both a programmatic and fiscal
15 nature to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior
16 centers in all areas of the state.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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