S 5746 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Creates the district long-term care ombudsperson council program

S 5746 establishes a district-level coordination program for long-term care ombudsperson volunteers in each assembly district. It creates "district long-term care ombudsperson council programs" to organize volunteers, requiring each council to include appointed coordinators (with minimal stipends) and trained resident advocates. The bill mandates standardized training for council members on topics like cultural competency, facility regulations, and conflict resolution, and requires facilities to include council contact information in new resident welcome packets. This program directly affects volunteers, local ombudsman programs, and long-term care facilities by improving coordination and standardizing volunteer roles within the existing state ombudsman framework.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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S5746 S5746A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to recommit it to the Committee on Aging for further review and to update compensation amounts for district council coordinators. The primary substantive change increases annual salaries for trained district coordinators from stipends of $200-$150 to salaries of $45,000-$20,000, significantly increasing funding requirements for the district long-term care ombudsperson council program.
FISCAL

Increased annual compensation for district council chair from $200 to $45,000, co-chair from $150 to $20,000, and secretary from $150 to $20,000, while keeping advocate stipends at $150.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill status from initial introduction to include committee discharge and amendment procedures.

Updated bill number from S5746 to S5746-A to reflect amendment status.

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Committee
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Amendments
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Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5746A
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
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Feb 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Cordell Cleare
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