Bill Text: IN SB0277 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Hoosier communities for a lifetime.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform [SB0277 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0277-Amended.html
January 27, 2012
SENATE BILL No. 277
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DIGEST OF SB 277
(Updated January 25, 2012 3:41 pm - DI 87)
Citations Affected: IC 12-7; IC 12-10.
Synopsis: Hoosier communities for a lifetime. Defines "communities
for a lifetime", and specifies characteristics and requirements for
communities for a lifetime.
Effective: Upon passage.
Simpson
, Lawson C
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
January 26, 2012, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
January 27, 2012
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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SENATE BILL No. 277
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 12-7-2-37.5; (12)SB0277.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 12-7-2-37.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 37.5. "Community for a lifetime", for
purposes of IC 12-10-2.5, has the meaning set forth in
IC 12-10-2.5-1.
SOURCE: IC 12-10-2.5; (12)SB0277.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 12-10-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]:
Chapter 2.5. Hoosier Communities for a Lifetime
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community for a lifetime" refers to a community where residents work together in holistic and multidisciplinary ways to allow residents to:
(1) organize and become involved in the community;
(2) decide collectively on the priorities for the community; and
(3) act on the priorities to implement change in the community.
Sec. 2. A community for a lifetime has the following characteristics:
(1) Affordable housing.
(2) Housing that is modified and constructed to accommodate mobility issues and safety.
(3) Livability and safety, including a walkable environment and complete streets.
(4) Access to nutritious food.
(5) Access to economic and wealth building opportunities.
(6) Home care and personal assistance services that residents know how to obtain.
(7) Available retail services.
(8) Access to preventive health care.
(9) Opportunities for physical activity.
(10) Access to medical care.
(11) Access to affordable transportation.
(12) Available community services system.
(13) Mobilized caregivers to complement the formal service system.
(14) Access to quality community or senior centers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care, and adult foster care.
(15) Promotion of social and civic engagement.
(16) Access to meaningful relationships with children and youth in the community.
Sec. 3. A community for a lifetime must do the following:
(1) Involve partnerships among the state, regions, counties, municipalities, cities, and towns where citizens seek to affirmatively provide a high quality of life for all residents and extend the opportunities, support, and services that will enable citizens to grow older in a community of choice and to continue to be contributing, civically engaged residents.
(2) Incorporate widespread citizen participation methods into the local planning process.
(3) Establish an ongoing local commission to advise the community on the opportunities, services, and support required by the citizens.
(4) Incorporate into the local plan elements addressing the effect of changes in population demographics, including age, land use, housing, public facilities, transportation, and capital improvement.
(5) Develop strategies to develop infrastructure needed for the
Chapter 2.5. Hoosier Communities for a Lifetime
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community for a lifetime" refers to a community where residents work together in holistic and multidisciplinary ways to allow residents to:
(1) organize and become involved in the community;
(2) decide collectively on the priorities for the community; and
(3) act on the priorities to implement change in the community.
Sec. 2. A community for a lifetime has the following characteristics:
(1) Affordable housing.
(2) Housing that is modified and constructed to accommodate mobility issues and safety.
(3) Livability and safety, including a walkable environment and complete streets.
(4) Access to nutritious food.
(5) Access to economic and wealth building opportunities.
(6) Home care and personal assistance services that residents know how to obtain.
(7) Available retail services.
(8) Access to preventive health care.
(9) Opportunities for physical activity.
(10) Access to medical care.
(11) Access to affordable transportation.
(12) Available community services system.
(13) Mobilized caregivers to complement the formal service system.
(14) Access to quality community or senior centers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care, and adult foster care.
(15) Promotion of social and civic engagement.
(16) Access to meaningful relationships with children and youth in the community.
Sec. 3. A community for a lifetime must do the following:
(1) Involve partnerships among the state, regions, counties, municipalities, cities, and towns where citizens seek to affirmatively provide a high quality of life for all residents and extend the opportunities, support, and services that will enable citizens to grow older in a community of choice and to continue to be contributing, civically engaged residents.
(2) Incorporate widespread citizen participation methods into the local planning process.
(3) Establish an ongoing local commission to advise the community on the opportunities, services, and support required by the citizens.
(4) Incorporate into the local plan elements addressing the effect of changes in population demographics, including age, land use, housing, public facilities, transportation, and capital improvement.
(5) Develop strategies to develop infrastructure needed for the
projected population.
SOURCE: ; (12)SB0277.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. An emergency is declared for this act.
