Bill Text: CT HB05227 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 5227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Livable Communities And Elderly Nutrition.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-03 - Signed by the Governor [HB05227 Detail]

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General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5227*
*February Session, 2014*		LCO No. 39
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)

AN ACT CONCERNING AGING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2014) (a) The Commissioner on Aging, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services and the Commission on Aging, shall conduct a study of state services to the aging population.

(b) The study shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Demographic projections of the percentage of the state's population that will be sixty-five years of age or older for each year on and after January 1, 2014, and ending December 31, 2034; (2) an inventory of state and federally funded programs for persons sixty-five years of age or older; (3) an assessment of the need for programs to serve persons sixty-five years of age or older; and (4) an analysis of any gaps in services.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner on Aging, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall submit a report with the results of the study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, human services, housing and public health.