Bill Text: NY A02123 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the aging in place task force, and provides for its powers and duties.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to aging [A02123 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2123
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee 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    S 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    S 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    S 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    S  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    S 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, 2017.
   26    S 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  2016, whichever is later.
   29    S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.