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A07593 Summary:

BILL NOA07593
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05958
 
SPONSORBronson
 
COSPNSRO'Donnell, Glick, Gottfried
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §203, Eld L
 
Requires the director of the office for the aging to establish or approve a sexual discrimination training program; requires the director to regularly update the intake form used to assess individuals seeking to participate in programs or services offered by the office to reflect current professional standards.
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A07593 Actions:

BILL NOA07593
 
05/13/2019referred to aging
06/03/2019reported referred to ways and means
06/11/2019reported referred to rules
06/14/2019reported
06/14/2019rules report cal.287
06/14/2019ordered to third reading rules cal.287
06/18/2019passed assembly
06/18/2019delivered to senate
06/18/2019REFERRED TO RULES
06/19/2019SUBSTITUTED FOR S5958
06/19/20193RD READING CAL.1782
06/19/2019PASSED SENATE
06/19/2019RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
12/17/2019delivered to governor
12/20/2019signed chap.721
12/20/2019approval memo.68
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A07593 Committee Votes:

AGING Chair:Bronson DATE:06/03/2019AYE/NAY:27/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
BronsonAyeAshbyAye
AbbateAyeJohnsAye
ArroyoAyeBrabenecAye
RiveraAyeMalliotakisAye
RamosExcusedSmithAye
DenDekkerAyeDeStefanoAye
BraunsteinAyeReillyAye
JoynerAyeSalkaAye
BarronAye
BarnwellAye
JonesAye
WrightAye
WallaceAye
DickensAye
TaylorAye
RosenthalAye
SternExcused
FrontusAye
ReyesAye
CruzAye
EichensteinNay
FallAye

WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Weinstein DATE:06/11/2019AYE/NAY:33/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules
WeinsteinAyeBarclayAye
LentolAyeCrouchAye
SchimmingerAyeFitzpatrickAye
GanttExcusedHawleyAye
GlickAyeMalliotakisAye
NolanAyeMontesanoAye
PretlowAyeRaAye
PerryAyeBlankenbushAye
ColtonAyePalmesanoAye
CookAyeNorrisAye
CahillAye
AubryAye
ThieleAye
CusickAye
OrtizAye
BenedettoAye
WeprinAye
RodriguezAbsent
RamosAye
BraunsteinAye
McDonaldAye
RozicAye
SimotasAye
DinowitzAye
MillerAye

RULES Chair:Heastie DATE:06/14/2019AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable
HeastieAyeKolbAye
GottfriedAyeCrouchAye
LentolAyeFinchAye
GanttExcusedBarclayExcused
NolanAyeRaiaAye
WeinsteinAyeHawleyAye
OrtizExcusedGiglioAye
PretlowAyeMalliotakisAye
CookExcused
GlickAye
AubryAye
EnglebrightAye
DinowitzAye
ColtonAye
MagnarelliAye
PerryExcused
PaulinAye
TitusAye
Peoples-StokesAye
BenedettoAye
LavineExcused
LupardoAye
ZebrowskiAye

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A07593 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/18/2019Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 146/0
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
ER
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
ER
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A07593 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7593
 
SPONSOR: Bronson
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the state office for the aging sexual discrimination training program   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require employees working with older adults to take an LGBT competen- cy training and require SOFA to regularly update their intake form to be lgbtfriendly   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 203 of the Elder Law by adding two new subdi- visions 13 and 14. Subdivision 13 requires the director of the State Office for the Aging (SOFA) to establish or approve an LGBT competency training program. Outlines the requirements for an acceptable training program and lists who must complete the training program. Subdivision 14 requires the director to consult with LGBT advocacy groups to update the intake form Area Agencies on Aging use to reflect current professional standards. Section 2: Sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: The LGBT older adult population continues to grow and has a unique set of realities and needs. LGBT older adults are more likely to be single, live alone, and not have children. These factors can contribute to financial insecurity, a reliance on formal caregiving and services, and social isolation which puts'them at greater risk of developing health and mental health issues. A history of victimization and discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity lead many LGBT older adults to hide their identity out of fear of receiving inferior care or being turned away from services. Employees who work with LGBT older adults need specialized training on the unique needs of this population in order to provide the best care. The training this bill requires would raise the professionalism, competence, and compassion of staff who work with the LGBT older adult population. The intake form currently used by all Area Agencies on Aging is called "COMPASS" Comprehensive Assessment for Aging Network Community-Based Long Term Care Services. According to SOFA, 7% of service participants did not answer questions related to sexual orientation or gender identi- ty. This bill requires SOFA to work with LGBT advocacy groups to update the language used in questions, definitions, and categories relating to sexual orientation and gender identity to reflect current standards. Updating the form to be more lgbt-friendly will encourage individuals to self-identify which will help the aging network provide relevant, quali- ty services to LGBT older adults.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New legislation.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after it shall have become a law.
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A07593 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7593
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 13, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Aging
 
        AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the state office  for  the
          aging sexual discrimination training program
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 203 of the elder law is amended by adding  two  new
     2  subdivisions 13 and 14 to read as follows:
     3    13. (a) The director shall establish or approve a training program for
     4  the  purpose  of  raising  awareness,  removing  barriers  and improving
     5  services for older adults based on their sexual orientation  and  gender
     6  identity  or  expression as defined in section two hundred ninety-two of
     7  the executive law.   For the purposes  of  this  subdivision,  the  term
     8  "training  program"  shall  mean  a  course  of learning or professional
     9  development,  in  person  or  online,  administered  or  provided  by  a
    10  national,  state,  or  local  agency, nonprofit, advocacy group, profes-
    11  sional  organization,  or  association.  Such  training  program   shall
    12  include, but not be limited to:
    13    (i) an overview of the history, unique needs, and concerns of lesbian,
    14  gay,  bisexual,  transgender,  asexual, gender non-conforming and gender
    15  non-binary older adults;
    16    (ii) reasons why lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual,  gender
    17  non-conforming  and  gender  non-binary  older  adults may choose not to
    18  self-identify;
    19    (iii) tools employees can use to incorporate lesbian,  gay,  bisexual,
    20  transgender,  asexual, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary older
    21  adult concerns into direct care and steps employees can take to  improve
    22  the quality of services and support they provide; and
    23    (iv) a list of resources where employees can learn more.
    24    (b)  Such  training  program  shall  be  completed by employees of the
    25  office, employees of area agencies on aging, and providers who  contract
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11492-02-9

        A. 7593                             2
 
     1  with  the  office  or  area agencies on aging who provide direct care to
     2  older  adults.  Employers  shall  maintain  adequate  documentation   of
     3  completion  on behalf of required employees, and provide such documenta-
     4  tion  at  the  request  of  the  employee or the office. Nothing in this
     5  subdivision shall prevent employees from completing any  other  training
     6  required nor shall it prevent such approved training from being combined
     7  with any other required training.
     8    14.  The director, in consultation with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-
     9  gender, asexual, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary older adult
    10  advocates, shall regularly update the intake form used to  assess  indi-
    11  viduals  seeking  to  participate in programs or services offered by the
    12  office to reflect current professional standards. This may include,  but
    13  is  not  limited  to,  definitions, categories, or questions relating to
    14  sex, gender, gender identity,  gender  expression,  sexual  orientation,
    15  preferred  pronouns,  or  family of choice. The office shall continue to
    16  prioritize  confidentiality  and  promote  self-identification  for  the
    17  purposes  of  providing  appropriate,  relevant services to the lesbian,
    18  gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, gender  non-conforming  and  gender
    19  non-binary older adult community.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it shall have become a law.
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A07593 LFIN:

 NO LFIN
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A07593 Chamber Video/Transcript:

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