NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3604
SPONSOR: Seawright TITLE OF BILL:
An act relating to establishing the aging in place task force, and
providing for its powers and duties
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To establish an aging in place task force to study how the state can
encourage aging in place.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1, of the bill establishes the aging in place task force with
the office for the aging to study how the state can encourage aging
in-place including, but not limited to, an examination of: (a) infras-
tructure and transportation improvements,(b) zoning changes to facili-
tate home care,(c) enhanced nutrition programs and delivery options, (d)
improved fraud and abuse protections,(e) expansion of home medical care
options,(f) tax incentives, and (g) incentives for private insurance.
Section 2 provides that the aging in place task force shall consist of a
total of fourteen members and shall include: the commissioner of the
state office of temporary and disability assistance or his or her desig-
nee; the director of the office for the aging or his or, her designee;
the chairperson and ranking member of the standing senate and assembly
committees of aging or his or her designee; two people appointed by the
governor; two people appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
one person appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two people
appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one person appointed by
the minority leader of the assembly. The chairperson and ranking members
of the standing senate and assembly committees of aging and the appoint-
ees of the temporary president of the senate, majority leader of the
senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of the assembly, majority
leader of the assembly and minority leader of the assembly may be
members of the legislature. All appointments to the aging in place task
force shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective date
of this act and any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
Section 3 provides that there shall be two chairpersons selected from
among the members of the aging in place task force. One chairperson
shall be selected by the temporary president of the senate and one
chairperson shall be selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such
chairperson shall schedule the first meeting. of the task force, which
shall be held no later than sixty days after the effective date of this
act.Section 4 provides that the members of the aging in place task force
shall serve without compensation, except that members shall be allowed
their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties under this act. Section 5 provides that the office for the aging
shall provide the aging in place task force with such facilities,
assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry out its
powers and duties. Additionally, all other departments or agencies of
the state or subdivisions' thereof shall, at the request of the chair-
persons, provide such task force with such facilities, assistance, and
data as will enable such task force to carry out its powers and
duties.Section 6 provides that the aging in place task force shall issue
a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later
than January 1, 2028.Section 7 provides that the aging in place task
force, shall terminate on the date that it submits the report required
in section six of this act or December 31, 2028, whichever is
later.Section 8 is the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 1 of the bill establishes the aging in place task force with the
office for the aging to study how the state can encourage aging in-place
including, but not limited to, an examination of:(a) infrastructure and,
transportation improvements,(b) zoning changes to facilitate home
care,(c) enhanced nutrition programs and delivery options, (d) improved
fraud and abuse protections,(e) expansion of home medical care
options,(f) tax incentives, and(g) incentives for private insu-
rance.Section 2 provides that the aging in place task force shall
consist of a total of fourteen members and shall include: the commis-
sioner of the state office of temporary and disability assistance or his
or her designee; the director of the office for the aging or his or her
designee; the chairperson and ranking member of the standing senate and
assembly committees of aging or his or her designee; two people
appointed by the governor; two people appointed by the temporary presi-
dent of the senate; one person appointed by the minority leader of the
senate; two people appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one
person appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.The chairperson
and ranking members of the standing senate and assembly committees of
aging and the appointees of the temporary president of the senate,
majority leader of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of
the assembly, majority leader of the assembly and minority leader of the
assembly may be members of the legislature.All appointments to the aging
in place task force shall be made no later than thirty days after the
effective date of this act and any vacancy shall be filled by the
appointing authority.Section 3 provides that there shall be two chair-
persons selected from among the members of the aging in place task
force. One chairperson shall be selected by the temporary president of
the senate and one chairperson shall be selected by the speaker of the
assembly. Such • chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the
task force, which shall be held no later than sixty days after the
effective date of this act. Section 4 provides that the members of the
aging in place task force shall serve without compensation, except that
members shall be allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred in
the performance of their duties under this act.Section 5 provides that
the office for the aging shall provide the aging in place task force
with such facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task
force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally,' all other
departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
the request of the chairpersons, provide such task force with such
facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
out its powers and duties.Section 6 provides that the aging in place
task force shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations to
the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
the assembly no later than January 1, 2028.Section 7 provides that the
aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it submits
the report required in section six of this act or December 31, 2028,
whichever is later. Section 8 is the effective date.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: A8402/Kim,Referred to Aging S713/Cleare, Referred to Aging
2021-2022: A5134/Abinanti, Referred to Aging
2019-2020: A3143/Abinanti, Referred to Aging S308/Myrie, Referred to
Aging
2017-2018: A3625/Abinanti, Referred to Aging S7250/Kennedy, Referred to
Aging
2015-2016: A2123/Abinanti, Referred to Aging S566/Latimer, Referred to
Aging
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3604
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- 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
25 be members of the legislature. All appointments to the aging in place
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 task force shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective
2 date of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authori-
3 ty.
4 § 3. There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
5 of the aging in place task force. One chairperson shall be selected by
6 the temporary president of the senate and one chairperson shall be
7 selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such chairperson shall schedule
8 the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than
9 sixty days after the effective date of this act.
10 § 4. The members of the aging in place task force shall serve without
11 compensation, except that members shall be allowed their necessary and
12 actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this
13 act.
14 § 5. The office for the aging shall provide the aging in place task
15 force with such facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such
16 task force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally, all other
17 departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
18 the request of the chairpersons, provide such task force with such
19 facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
20 out its powers and duties.
21 § 6. The aging in place task force shall issue a report of its find-
22 ings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the
23 senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2028.
24 § 7. The aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it
25 submits the report required in section six of this act or December 31,
26 2028, whichever is later.
27 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
