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NY S00995
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Rolison
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AI Summary
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Creates a Municipal Senior Center Capital Support Program within the Office for the Aging to help municipalities purchase vehicles for transporting senior citizens to qualifying events
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Provides grants of up to $100,000 per municipality for the acquisition of buses or transportation-related equipment with a useful life of at least five years
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Appropriates $3,000,000 from the general fund to the Office for the Aging to implement the program
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Prohibits grant funds from being used as matching funds or local share for other state programs or to leverage additional state aid
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Requires the Office for the Aging director to develop an application process, list of approved equipment, and criteria for fund disbursement
Legislative Description
Establishes a municipal senior center capital support program in the office for the aging to assist municipalities in accessing capital funds necessary for the purchase of senior buses; directs the director of the office for the aging to develop an application and establish criteria for the disbursement of grants to eligible municipalities for the purpose of procuring senior buses; makes an appropriation.
Last Action
REFERRED TO FINANCE
1/7/2026