New York S 6511: Establishes an intergenerational educational and mentoring service program to provide assistance to students in elementary schools

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S06511 Summary:

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Add Art 4 §§401 - 405, Eld L

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Establishes an intergenerational educational and mentoring service program in the state office for the aging to provide assistance by persons age 55 or older to students in elementary schools; details grant funding, based on appropriations; describes reporting requirements.

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03/17/2025REFERRED TO AGING

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6511

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing an intergen-
 erational educational and mentoring service program

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

 1 Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 4 to read
 2 as follows:
 3 ARTICLE IV
 4 INTERGENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
 5 AND MENTORING SERVICE
 6 PROGRAM
 7 Section 401. Definitions.
 8 402. Local intergenerational educational and mentoring service
 9 programs.
 10 403. Duties of the director.
 11 404. Funding.
 12 405. Report.
 13 § 401. Definitions. As used in this section:
 14 1. "Advisory committee" shall mean the advisory committee for the
 15 aging established pursuant to section two hundred ten of this chapter.
 16 2. "Designated agency" shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to
 17 such term by paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section two hundred
 18 fourteen of this chapter.
 19 3. "Director" shall mean the director of the office for the aging.
 20 4. "Intergenerational educational and mentoring program" shall mean a
 21 statewide program administered by the director, in consultation with the
 22 commissioner of education, that coordinates a network of local intergen-
 23 erational educational and mentoring service programs.
 24 5. "Local intergenerational educational and mentoring service program"
 25 shall mean a local project that is selected by the director to be the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10963-01-5

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 1 lead agency in each community to coordinate the delivery of support
 2 services by members in local elementary schools.
 3 6. "Member" shall mean an individual fifty-five years of age or older
 4 who volunteers and participates in the activities of a local intergener-
 5 ational educational and mentoring service program assisting students.
 6 Provided that no person, who replaces any worker providing such services
 7 under a contract with a collective bargaining unit, shall be deemed to
 8 be a member.
 9 7. "Office" shall mean the office for the aging.
 10 § 402. Local intergenerational educational and mentoring service
 11 programs. The office, through the intergenerational educational and
 12 mentoring service program, shall provide all support and assistance to
 13 local intergenerational educational and mentoring service programs
 14 necessary to implement the provisions of this article. The director
 15 shall, through local intergenerational educational and mentoring service
 16 programs, offer adults age fifty-five or older placement in service
 17 positions assisting students in elementary school. Such service posi-
 18 tions shall include result-oriented tutoring, mentoring and other educa-
 19 tional support for children and youth in need. The local intergenera-
 20 tional educational and mentoring service program shall provide all
 21 necessary training to members. Members shall provide both one-on-one
 22 assistance and participate in any other activities which benefit an
 23 entire school or organizational community.
 24 § 403. Duties of the director. 1. The director shall, in consultation
 25 with the commissioner of education, promulgate rules and regulations
 26 establishing standards and requirements for