What's happening
This bill creates a task force to study and recommend ways New York can help seniors age in place safely and independently.
Why it matters
The task force will examine a broad range of issues affecting seniors’ ability to remain at home. , including infrastructure, transportation, zoning, access to home medical care, nutrition, fraud protection, and financial incentives. This comprehensive approach could lead to multi-faceted solutions rather than piecemeal reforms.
By specifically calling for exploration of tax and insurance incentives, the bill suggests potential for real financial relief or new options for seniors and their caregivers. , not just regulatory changes. This could have a direct impact on affordability and access to services for aging New Yorkers.
The task force’s membership includes both state officials and legislative leaders from both parties, as well as appointees from the executive and legislative branches. , which increases the likelihood that any recommendations will be politically viable and reflect a range of perspectives.
The report deadline (by 2028) means this process is designed for in-depth study and stakeholder engagement, not just a quick review. , potentially allowing for more thoughtful, actionable recommendations but also signaling that major changes may take several years to materialize.
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Create Aging in Place Task Force
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 40
History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to aging
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STATE OF NEW YORK
901
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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 Assembly, 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 fourteen 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 appointees of the temporary president of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of the assembly and minority leader of the assembly may
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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. 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 findings 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.
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