Assembly Bill A5134

2021-2022 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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2021-A5134 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2123
2017-2018: A3625
2019-2020: A3143
2023-2024: A8402

2021-A5134 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A5134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5134
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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:

   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.

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