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A03625 Summary:

BILL NOA03625
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07250
 
SPONSORAbinanti
 
COSPNSRSepulveda, Hooper, Barrett, Colton, Simon, Crouch, Jaffee, Gunther, Buchwald, Raia, McDonald, Seawright, Mayer, Cook, Otis, Walter, Rosenthal L, Skartados, Galef
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Establishes the aging in place task force, and provides for its powers and duties.
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A03625 Actions:

BILL NOA03625
 
01/30/2017referred to aging
01/03/2018referred to aging
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A03625 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A3625
 
SPONSOR: Abinanti
  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 SPECIFIC 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) 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 insurance. Section 2 provides that the aging in place task force shall consist of a total of sixteen 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 majority leader of the senate; one person appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two people appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one person appointed by the majority leader 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 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. Addi- tionally, 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 tempo- rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2020. 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, 2019, whichever is later. Section 8 is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: According to a survey conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) the number of Americans who want to remain in their homes for the rest of their lives, to "age in place", is greater than 80%. The Center for Disease control defines "aging in place" as "the ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level." Often as people age, the houses they have raised families in no longer meet their changing needs. One of the greatest concerns they have is that they may have to leave their home. Whether for physical, monetary or geographic reasons, much of the aging population will face this issue. Moving from one's home may mean leaving a comfortable living space, family, a familiar community and memories. In addition, many feel a loss of control when giving up their home. Leaving one's home out of necessity rather than choice can lead to a loss of dignity, quality of life and independence and a sense of securi- ty. Additionally, as health care costs rise and stays at hospitals or even transitional care gets shorter, the aging population must decide how they want to spend their life's savings. The aging in place task force will examine the various issues that need to be addressed to support and encourage senior citizens who want to age in place and provide a written report and recommendations based on this examination.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2015-16: A2123A referred to aging; same as S566A (Latimer) referred to aging   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A03625 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3625
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, SEPULVEDA, HOOPER, BARRETT, COLTON,
          SIMON, CROUCH, JAFFEE, GUNTHER, BUCHWALD, RAIA,  McDONALD,  SEAWRIGHT,
          MAYER,  COOK,  OTIS,  WALTER, ROSENTHAL, SKARTADOS, GALEF -- 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 sixteen
    13  members  and  shall  include:  the  commissioner  of the state office of
    14  temporary and disability assistance or his or her designee; the director
    15  of the office for the aging or his or her designee; the chairperson  and
    16  ranking  member  of the standing senate and assembly committees of aging
    17  or his or her designee; two people appointed by the governor; two people
    18  appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one person appointed
    19  by the majority leader of the senate; one person appointed by the minor-
    20  ity leader of the senate; two people appointed by  the  speaker  of  the
    21  assembly;  one  person appointed by the majority leader of the assembly;
    22  and one person appointed by the minority leader  of  the  assembly.  The
    23  chairperson  and  ranking  members  of  the standing senate and assembly
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00908-01-7

        A. 3625                             2
 
     1  committees of aging and the appointees of the temporary president of the
     2  senate, majority leader of the senate, minority leader  of  the  senate,
     3  speaker  of  the  assembly, majority leader of the assembly and minority
     4  leader  of the assembly may be members of the legislature.  All appoint-
     5  ments to the aging in place task force shall be made no later than thir-
     6  ty days after the effective date of  this  act.  Any  vacancy  shall  be
     7  filled by the appointing authority.
     8    §  3.  There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
     9  of the aging in place task force. One chairperson shall be  selected  by
    10  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate  and one chairperson shall be
    11  selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such chairperson shall schedule
    12  the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no  later  than
    13  sixty days after the effective date of this act.
    14    §  4. The members of the aging in place task force shall serve without
    15  compensation, except that members shall be allowed their  necessary  and
    16  actual  expenses  incurred in the performance of their duties under this
    17  act.
    18    § 5. The office for the aging shall provide the aging  in  place  task
    19  force  with  such  facilities,  assistance, and data as will enable such
    20  task force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally,  all  other
    21  departments  or  agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
    22  the request of the chairpersons,  provide  such  task  force  with  such
    23  facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
    24  out its powers and duties.
    25    §  6.  The aging in place task force shall issue a report of its find-
    26  ings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the
    27  senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2020.
    28    § 7. The aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it
    29  submits the report required in section six of this act or  December  31,
    30  2019, whichever is later.
    31    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
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