Senate Bill S1968

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the aging in place task force, and provides for its powers and duties

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3625
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7530
2015-2016: S566, A2123
2019-2020: S3657, A3143
2021-2022: A5134
2023-2024: A8402

2017-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1968
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. Aging in place task  force.  There  is  hereby  established
 within  the  office  for  the  aging  an  aging in place task force. The
 purpose of the task force shall be 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.
   § 2. 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 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 president of the senate; one person appointed
 by the majority leader of the senate; one person appointed by the minor-
 ity 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,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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