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A00901 Summary:

BILL NOA00901
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORKim
 
COSPNSRDavila, Conrad, Levenberg, DeStefano, Reyes
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Establishes the aging in place task force to study how the state can encourage aging in place; provides for its powers and duties.
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A00901 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           901
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. KIM, DAVILA, CONRAD, LEVENBERG, DeSTEFANO, REYES
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
 
        AN ACT relating to establishing the  aging  in  place  task  force,  and
          providing for its powers and duties

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Aging in place task  force.  There  is  hereby  established
     2  within  the  office  for  the  aging  an  aging in place task force. The
     3  purpose of the task force shall be to study how the state can  encourage
     4  aging in place including, but not limited to, an examination of:
     5    (a) infrastructure and transportation improvements;
     6    (b) zoning changes to facilitate home care;
     7    (c) enhanced nutrition programs and delivery options;
     8    (d) improved fraud and abuse protections;
     9    (e) expansion of home medical care options;
    10    (f) tax incentives; and
    11    (g) incentives for private insurance.
    12    §  2.  The aging in place task force shall consist of a total of four-
    13  teen members and shall include: the commissioner of the state office  of
    14  temporary  and disability assistance or the commissioner's designee; the
    15  director of the office for the aging or  the  director's  designee;  the
    16  chairperson  and  ranking  member  of  the  standing senate and assembly
    17  committees of aging or their designees;  two  people  appointed  by  the
    18  governor; two people appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    19  one  person  appointed  by the minority leader of the senate; two people
    20  appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one  person  appointed  by
    21  the minority leader of the assembly. The chairperson and ranking members
    22  of the standing senate and assembly committees of aging and the appoint-
    23  ees  of  the  temporary  president of the senate, minority leader of the
    24  senate, speaker of the assembly and minority leader of the assembly  may
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01877-01-5

        A. 901                              2
 
     1  be  members  of the legislature.  All appointments to the aging in place
     2  task force shall be made no later than thirty days after  the  effective
     3  date of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authori-
     4  ty.
     5    §  3.  There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
     6  of the aging in place task force. One chairperson shall be  selected  by
     7  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate  and one chairperson shall be
     8  selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such chairperson shall schedule
     9  the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no  later  than
    10  sixty days after the effective date of this act.
    11    §  4. The members of the aging in place task force shall serve without
    12  compensation, except that members shall be allowed their  necessary  and
    13  actual  expenses  incurred in the performance of their duties under this
    14  act.
    15    § 5. The office for the aging shall provide the aging  in  place  task
    16  force  with  such  facilities,  assistance, and data as will enable such
    17  task force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally,  all  other
    18  departments  or  agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
    19  the request of the chairpersons,  provide  such  task  force  with  such
    20  facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
    21  out its powers and duties.
    22    §  6.  The aging in place task force shall issue a report of its find-
    23  ings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the
    24  senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2028.
    25    § 7. The aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it
    26  submits the report required in section six of this act or  December  31,
    27  2028, whichever is later.
    28    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
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