Senate Bill S713

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee


  • 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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2023-S713 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8402
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2123
2017-2018: A3625
2019-2020: A3143
2021-2022: A5134

2023-S713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    713
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 four-
 teen 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 minority leader of the senate; two people appointed by the speak-
 er  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, minority leader of the senate, speaker 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03638-01-3
              

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