A 582 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for elder abuse prevention training

Summary
Requires the office for the aging to develop and provide elder abuse prevention training to train senior service centers and entities that contract with the office for the aging and the office of children and family services to provide services to elderly persons in the detection and reporting of elder abuse in consultation with the office of children and family services.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action May 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

A582 A582A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to strengthen elder abuse prevention by shifting from a general mandate to develop procedures to a specific requirement to create and publish 'model procedures' and educational materials online. It also clarifies that training for senior center staff must be provided upon hiring and annually, rather than just every three years.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed and clarified regarding the specific duties of the Director and the public availability of resources, while the applicability of training requirements was made more explicit for all relevant entities.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Director was changed from simply developing procedures to developing and maintaining 'model procedures' and educational materials that must be made publicly available on the office's website.

A new clause requires that the training program itself be made publicly available on the office's website.

TIMELINE

The training requirement for senior center employees was updated to mandate administration upon hiring and annually, replacing the previous requirement for supplemental refresher training every three years.

The effective date of the act was changed from 120 days after becoming law to one full year after becoming law.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026 · Assembly May 14, 2026

How they voted

600
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
May 28, 2026
D Democratic41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
20 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
upper
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 582A
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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