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NY A08447
Bill
Status
6/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Seawright
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AI Summary
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Directs the Office for the Aging director, in consultation with the Department of Financial Services superintendent, to develop and conduct a public awareness campaign on preventing and detecting elder financial exploitation
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Targets older adults and their caregivers or those with fiduciary responsibility for an older adult
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Campaign may utilize public forums, social media, internet, radio, and print advertising
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Requires informational materials on the office's website and distribution to all area agencies on aging statewide
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Materials must cover statistics on elder financial exploitation victims, risk factors, common scams and fraud indicators, warning signs, reporting methods, protection strategies, and victim resources including the elder abuse enhanced multidisciplinary team program
Legislative Description
Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign to educate older adults and persons providing care to older adults on the prevention and detection of financial exploitation.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGING
3/9/2026