New York A 10291: Establishes the caregiver coordinating commission

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A10291 Summary:

BILL NOA10291A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09239-A

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SPONSORSeawright

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes the caregiver coordinating commission to review and evaluate statewide planning, development, and implementation of caregiver support services, including respite care, for informal family caregivers caring for those across the lifespan.

Go to top A10291 Actions:

BILL NOA10291A

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02/20/2026referred to aging

04/23/2026amend and recommit to aging

04/23/2026print number 10291a

04/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA10291 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGING Chair:Seawright 
DATE:04/27/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SeawrightAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

RamosAbsentSmithAye

SternAyeGallahanAye

FallExcusedBendettAye

RajkumarAyeChangAye

ForrestAyeNovakhovExcused

ZinermanAbsentDiPietroAye

GibbsAyeChludzinskiAye

LucasExcusedNorberExcused

EachusAye

ZaccaroAye

ShresthaAye

BergerAye

RagaAye

GriffinAye

WrightAye

YegerAye

HooksAye

TorresAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA10291 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10291 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10291--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to establish the caregiver coordinating commission

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Caregiver coordinating commission. 1. There is hereby
 2 established a caregiver coordinating commission to review and evaluate
 3 statewide planning, development, and implementation of caregiver support
 4 services, including respite care, for informal family caregivers caring
 5 for those across their lifespan.
 6 2. (a) The commission shall consist of twelve members who shall have
 7 relevant experience with caregiving or related services and shall be
 8 appointed as follows:
 9 (i) Two persons to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 10 (ii) One person to be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
 11 bly;
 12 (iii) Two persons to be appointed by the temporary president of the
 13 senate;
 14 (iv) One person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
 15 (v) Three persons to be appointed by the governor;
 16 (vi) The director of the office for the aging, or their designee, who
 17 shall also serve as chair;
 18 (vii) The commissioner of the office of children and family services,
 19 or their designee; and
 20 (viii) The commissioner of the office for people with developmental
 21 disabilities, or their designee.
 22 (b) All appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective
 23 date of this act.
 24 (c) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 25 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 26 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
 27 3. The commission shall study, examine and review the issues related
 28 to caregiving, including, but not limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14528-04-6

 A. 10291--A 2

 1 (a) Reviewing existing programs and services available to informal
 2 family caregivers, including those that are provided or supported by the
 3 state, and evaluating the effectiveness and accessibility of such
 4 programs;
 5 (b) Identifying challenges faced by informal caregivers when accessing
 6 such programs and support services, including respite care;
 7 (c) Reviewing best practices and support models used in other states
 8 as they pertain to caregiver support and respite services; and
 9 (d) Providing recommendations to improve the accessibility and effec-
 10 tiveness of caregiver support services, including providing policy
 11 recommendations and funding priorities to better support informal family
 12 caregivers.
 13 4. For the purposes of this act, "informal family caregiver" shall
 14 have the same meaning as "informal caregiver" as defined in subdivision
 15 tw