Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00288 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/20/2015

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 288
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 1437
 *01437*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 288 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 1437

*01437*

Referred to Committee on AGING 

Introduced by:

SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

AN ACT FACILITATING AGING IN PLACE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 8 of the general statutes be amended to allow municipalities to facilitate and provide incentives for the construction of in-law apartments and other structural modifications to allow senior citizens to age in place at home.

Statement of Purpose: 

To encourage senior citizens to age in place in a community setting as opposed to seeking institutionalized long-term care.