STATE OF NEW YORK
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426
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, LUPARDO, PHEFFER, MARKEY, ABBATE --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ERRIGO, FINCH, HOOPER, KOON, MAYER-
SOHN, McENENY, McKEVITT, MILLMAN, J. RIVERA, SALADINO, SCOZZAFAVA,
WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to grants established for
local elderly abuse education and outreach programs like the "Triad
Programs"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 219 of the elder law is amended to
2 read as follows:
3 3. (a) As part of the program, the director may award grants to quali-
4 fied designated agencies to establish local elderly abuse education and
5 outreach programs. Grants may also be awarded to expand or enhance
6 existing programs. [(b)] In making such grants, the director shall
7 consider:
8 (1) the need within the jurisdiction of the designated agency for such
9 education and outreach;
10 (2) the manner in which the designated agency proposes to provide such
11 education and outreach;
12 (3) the capacity of the designated agency to coordinate its services
13 with health, human service and law enforcement and public agencies which
14 provide services or assistance to the elderly, including the local
15 department of social services adult protective services unit; and
16 (4) any other criteria determined by the director to be appropriate.
17 (b) The director shall additionally make grants to designated agen-
18 cies, state and local law enforcement officials, and not-for-profit
19 organizations, as appropriate, to implement "Triad Programs" developed
20 and created pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision three of section
21 eight hundred forty-four-b of the executive law. The director shall
22 distribute such funds based on a formula using the geographic distrib-
23 ution of elderly persons within the state and a minimum base allocation.
24 § 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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