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                                   3625
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, SEPULVEDA, HOOPER, BARRETT, COLTON,
   SIMON, CROUCH, JAFFEE, GUNTHER, BUCHWALD, RAIA,  McDONALD,  SEAWRIGHT,
   MAYER,  COOK,  OTIS,  WALTER, ROSENTHAL, SKARTADOS, GALEF -- read once
   and referred 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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.
   §  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.
   §  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.
   § 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.
   §  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, 2020.
   § 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,
 2019, whichever is later.
   § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.