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                                   6042
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2025
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 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 the commissioner's designee; the
 director of the office for the aging or  the  director's  designee;  the
 chairperson  and  ranking  member  of  the  standing senate and assembly
 committees of aging or their designees;  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 speaker 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 appoint-
 ees  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 task force shall be made no later than thirty days after  the  effective
 date of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authori-
 ty.
   §  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, 2028.
   § 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,
 2028, whichever is later.
   § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.