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                       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,  BARRETT,  COLTON,  SIMON, JAFFEE,
  GUNTHER, BUCHWALD, McDONALD, CLARK, MARKEY,  SEAWRIGHT,  MAYER,  RAIA,
  WALTER,  OTIS,  COOK,  ROSENTHAL,  SKARTADOS, GALEF, CROUCH, HOOPER --
  read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Aging  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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.
  S 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;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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,
speaker of the assembly, majority leader of the  assembly  and  minority
leader  of the assembly may be members of the legislature.  All appoint-
ments to the aging in place task force shall be made no later than thir-
ty days after the effective date of  this  act.  Any  vacancy  shall  be
filled by the appointing authority.
  S  3.  There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
of the aging in place task force. One chairperson shall be  selected  by
the  temporary  president  of  the  senate  and one chairperson shall be
selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such chairperson shall schedule
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no  later  than
sixty days after the effective date of this act.
  S  4. The members of the aging in place task force shall serve without
compensation, except that members shall be allowed their  necessary  and
actual  expenses  incurred in the performance of their duties under this
act.
  S 5. The office for the aging shall provide the aging  in  place  task
force  with  such  facilities,  assistance, and data as will enable such
task force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally,  all  other
departments  or  agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
the request of the chairpersons,  provide  such  task  force  with  such
facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
out its powers and duties.
  S  6.  The aging in place task force shall issue a report of its find-
ings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2018.
  S 7. The aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it
submits the report required in section six of this act or  December  31,
2017, whichever is later.
  S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.