General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6398
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4070
*04070HB06398AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6398
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 4070
*04070HB06398AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 17a-310 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) The Department on Aging may make a grant to any city, town or borough or public or private agency, organization or institution for the following purposes: [(a)] (1) For community planning and coordination of programs carrying out the purposes of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended; [(b)] (2) for demonstration programs or activities particularly valuable in carrying out such purposes; [(c)] (3) for training of special personnel needed to carry out such programs and activities; [(d)] (4) for establishment of new or expansion of existing programs to carry out such purposes, including (A) establishment of new or expansion of existing centers of service for elderly persons, (B) providing recreational, cultural and other leisure time activities, [and] (C) informational, transportation, referral and preretirement and postretirement counseling services for elderly persons, and (D) assisting such persons in providing volunteer community or civic services, except that no costs of construction, other than for minor alterations and repairs, shall be included in such establishment or expansion; [(e)] (5) for programs to develop or demonstrate approaches, methods and techniques for achieving or improving coordination of community services for elderly or aging persons and such other programs and services as may be allowed under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, or to evaluate these approaches, techniques and methods, as well as others [which] that may assist elderly or aging persons [to enjoy] in enjoying wholesome and meaningful living and [to continue] continuing to contribute to the strength and welfare of the state and nation.
(b) On and after July 1, 2015, the Commissioner on Aging shall, within available appropriations and to the extent permissible under federal law, prioritize grants made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section that relate to transportation for elderly persons in communities with populations exceeding one hundred thousand persons.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 17a-310
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
17a-310
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for transportation projects benefiting elderly persons in communities with populations exceeding one hundred thousand persons.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist.
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