Bill Text: CT HB06463 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Aging.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-22 - Public Hearing 02/26 [HB06463 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06463-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 6463 | ||
January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 3244 | ||
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Referred to Committee on AGING |
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Introduced by: |
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(AGE) |
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2013) (a) The Commissioner on Aging, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services and the Commission on Aging, shall conduct a study of state services to the aging population.
(b) The study shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Demographic projections of the percentage of the state's population that will be fifty-five years of age or older for each year on and after January 1, 2014, and ending January 1, 2034; (2) an inventory of state and federally funded programs for persons fifty-five years of age or older; (3) an assessment of the need for programs to serve persons fifty-five years of age or older; and (4) an analysis of any gaps in services.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Commissioner on Aging, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall submit a report with the results of the study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, human services, housing and public health.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2013 |
New section |
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that the state is prepared to offer services needed by persons fifty-five years of age or older in the next two decades.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]