STATE OF NEW YORK
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1968
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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
24 committees of aging and the appointees of the temporary president of the
25 senate, majority leader of the senate, minority leader of the senate,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 speaker of the assembly, majority leader of the assembly and minority
2 leader of the assembly may be members of the legislature. All appoint-
3 ments to the aging in place task force shall be made no later than thir-
4 ty days after the effective date of this act. Any vacancy shall be
5 filled by the appointing authority.
6 § 3. There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
7 of the aging in place task force. One chairperson shall be selected by
8 the temporary president of the senate and one chairperson shall be
9 selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such chairperson shall schedule
10 the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than
11 sixty days after the effective date of this act.
12 § 4. The members of the aging in place task force shall serve without
13 compensation, except that members shall be allowed their necessary and
14 actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this
15 act.
16 § 5. The office for the aging shall provide the aging in place task
17 force with such facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such
18 task force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally, all other
19 departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
20 the request of the chairpersons, provide such task force with such
21 facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
22 out its powers and duties.
23 § 6. The aging in place task force shall issue a report of its find-
24 ings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the
25 senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2020.
26 § 7. The aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it
27 submits the report required in section six of this act or December 31,
28 2019, whichever is later.
29 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
