Bill Text: NY A01768 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to codes [A01768 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A01768-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1768
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 13, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE, CRESPO, GUNTHER, BRINDISI, LUPARDO,
          JAFFEE, SIMOTAS, WEPRIN, BRAUNSTEIN, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. GALEF, HOOPER, MAGEE,  RA,  THIELE,  TITONE  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of
          a  vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled
          person
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  260.31  of the penal law, as
     2  amended by chapter 14 of the  laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1.  "Caregiver"  means a person who (i) assumes responsibility for the
     5  care of a vulnerable elderly person, or  an  incompetent  or  physically
     6  disabled  person pursuant to a court order[; or], or otherwise by opera-
     7  tion of law; (ii) receives monetary or other valuable consideration  for
     8  providing  such  care;  or  (iii) voluntarily assumes responsibility for
     9  providing care for a vulnerable elderly person,  or  an  incompetent  or
    10  physically disabled person.
    11    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    12  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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