NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A901
SPONSOR: Kim TITLE OF BILL:
An act relating to establishing the aging in place task force, and
providing for its powers and duties
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To establish an aging in place task force to study how the state can
encourage aging in place.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1, of the bill establishes the aging in place task force with
the office for the aging 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.
Section 2 provides that the aging in place task force shall consist of a
total of fourteen members and shall include: the commissioner of the
state office of temporary and disability assistance or his or her desig-
nee; 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 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 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 appointments to the aging in place task force shall be made no later
than thirty days after the effective date of this act and any vacancy
shall be filled by the appointing authority.
Section 3 provides that 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.
Section 4 provides that 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.
Section 5 provides that 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. Addi-
tionally, all other departments or agencies of the state or subdivi-
sions' 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.
Section 6 provides that the aging in place task force shall issue a
report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later
than January 1, 2028.
Section 7 provides that 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.
Section 8 is the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 1 of the bill establishes the aging in place task force with the
office for the aging 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.
Section 2 provides that the aging in place task force shall consist of a
total of fourteen members and shall include: the commissioner of the
state office of temporary and disability assistance or his or her desig-
nee; 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 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 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 appointments to the aging in place task force shall be made no later
than thirty days after the effective date of this act and any vacancy
shall be filled by the appointing authority.
Section 3 provides that 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.
Section 4 provides that 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.
Section 5 provides that 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. Addi-
tionally, 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.
Section 6 provides that the aging in place task force shall issue a
report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later
than January 1, 2028.
Section 7 provides that 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.
Section 8 is the effective date.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: A8402/Kim, Referred to Aging S713/Cleare, Referred to Aging
2021-2022: A5134/Abinanti, Referred to Aging
2019-2020: A3143/Abinanti, Referred to Aging S308/Myrie, Referred to
Aging
2017-2018: A3625/Abinanti, Referred to Aging S7250/Kennedy, Referred to
Aging
2015-2016: A2123/Abinanti, Referred to Aging S566/Latimer, Referred to
Aging
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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901
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM, DAVILA, CONRAD, LEVENBERG, DeSTEFANO, REYES
-- 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:
1 Section 1. Aging in place task force. There is hereby established
2 within the office for the aging an aging in place task force. The
3 purpose of the task force shall be to study how the state can encourage
4 aging in place including, but not limited to, an examination of:
5 (a) infrastructure and transportation improvements;
6 (b) zoning changes to facilitate home care;
7 (c) enhanced nutrition programs and delivery options;
8 (d) improved fraud and abuse protections;
9 (e) expansion of home medical care options;
10 (f) tax incentives; and
11 (g) incentives for private insurance.
12 § 2. The aging in place task force shall consist of a total of four-
13 teen members and shall include: the commissioner of the state office of
14 temporary and disability assistance or the commissioner's designee; the
15 director of the office for the aging or the director's designee; the
16 chairperson and ranking member of the standing senate and assembly
17 committees of aging or their designees; two people appointed by the
18 governor; two people appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
19 one person appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two people
20 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one person appointed by
21 the minority leader of the assembly. The chairperson and ranking members
22 of the standing senate and assembly committees of aging and the appoint-
23 ees of the temporary president of the senate, minority leader of the
24 senate, speaker of the assembly and minority leader of the assembly may
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 be members of the legislature. All appointments to the aging in place
2 task force shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective
3 date of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authori-
4 ty.
5 § 3. There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
6 of the aging in place task force. One chairperson shall be selected by
7 the temporary president of the senate and one chairperson shall be
8 selected by the speaker of the assembly. Such chairperson shall schedule
9 the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than
10 sixty days after the effective date of this act.
11 § 4. The members of the aging in place task force shall serve without
12 compensation, except that members shall be allowed their necessary and
13 actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this
14 act.
15 § 5. The office for the aging shall provide the aging in place task
16 force with such facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such
17 task force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally, all other
18 departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof shall, at
19 the request of the chairpersons, provide such task force with such
20 facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such task force to carry
21 out its powers and duties.
22 § 6. The aging in place task force shall issue a report of its find-
23 ings and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the
24 senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than January 1, 2028.
25 § 7. The aging in place task force shall terminate on the date that it
26 submits the report required in section six of this act or December 31,
27 2028, whichever is later.
28 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
