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Community-Based Services

- To establish a program under the State Office for the Aging designed to keep seniors in their own residences and communities while they receive home care and other services.

- To seek dedicated revenue sources for such services that would keep pace not only with the current needs of the elderly but meet the future needs of aging baby boomers.

Bills supported by Statewide Senior Action

Grandparents & Other Relatives Caregiver Support
Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under.

Assembly Bill #   A965 Englebright

Senate Bill #         S2033 Golden

Status:                   Passed Assembly.

                             Passed Senate Aging Committee, in Rules

Adult Access to College Courses
Would allow adults 60 years or older to take SUNY courses without paying tuition  -  a similar bill would allow adults over 60 to audit CUNY courses.

Assembly Bill #   A4820 McEnany

Senete Bill #         S2510 Farley

Status:                   Passed Senate.

                                   In Assembly Higher Education Committee.

Centers for Lifelong Learning
Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university to provide courses to persons 40 or older seeking to explore life options.

Assembly Bill #   A5568 Englebright

Senete Bill #         S3062 Golden

Status:                   Passed Assembly Aging Committee, in Ways & Means.

                                   In Senate Higher Education Committee.

Intergenerational Mentoring
Establishes an intergenerational educational and mentoring service program in SOFA to utilize older adults' experience and wisdom to mentor and tutor students in elementary schools.

Assembly Bill #   A5564 Englebright

Senete Bill #         S3059 Golden

Status:                   Passed Assembly Aging Committee, in Ways & Means.

                                   Passed Senate Aging Committee, in Finance.

Mature Worker Job Training Program
Directs the director of SOFA to establish mature worker training programs for persons 55 or older who are seeking training to enable them to remain in or re-enter the work force; and provides for the awarding of grants to the providers of such programs

Assembly Bill #   A5566 Englebright

Senete Bill #         S3060 Golden

Status:                   Passed Assembly.

                                    In Senate Rules.

Mature Worker Task Force
Creates a mature worker task force in SOFA to identify statutory and regulatory provisions that may limit opportunities for mature workers, identify best practices in the private sector for hiring, retaining and retraining mature workers, serve as clearinghouse for such information and assess the effectiveness and cost of programs that the state has implemented.

Assembly Bill #   A5565 Englebright

Senete Bill #         S3058 Golden

Status:                   Passed Assembly Aging Committee, in Ways & Means.
                                 Passed Senate Aging Committee, in Finance.

Mature Worker Biz Initiative
Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office of the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers.

Assembly Bill #   A5567 Englebright

Senete Bill #         S3061 Golden

Status:                 Passed Assembly Aging Committee, in Ways & Means.

                                Passed Senate Aging Committee, in Finance.

Sr Volunteer / Real Property Tax (RPT) Abatement
Establishes a county real property tax abatement for residential real property owned by a person 65 years of age or older who is accepted to participate in volunteer programs.

Assembly Bill #   A947-A Englebright

Senete Bill #         S3719 Golden

Status:                   Passed Senate.

                                Passed Assembly Aging, in Ways & Means.

State Boards &Older Adults' Needs
Adds the SOFA Director and two business representatives to the NY State Workforce Investment Board to take into account the challenges faced by older workers.

Assembly Bill #   A3234 Englebright

Senete Bill #         S948 Maziarz

Status:                   In Assembly Labor Committee;

                                Passed Senate Labor Committee, on Floor - 3rd Reading.